Module talk:Iraqi insurgency detailed map/Archive 2

Zumar is still Contested
There is fighting in zumar between peshmerga force against Islamic State Force

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29217582
 * The Iraqi city of Zumar under control by Peshmenga!The Daily Star Hanibal911 (talk) 09:52, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

This the 10th Pronouncement from KRG they have retaken Zumar and its false. IS fighters still hold the town, as confirmed by Institute for the Study of War. Keep it black till ISW confirms its status or video evidence arrives. KRG is not a reliable source of info and never has been.Tgoll774 (talk) 10:21, 4 October 2014 (UTC)


 * This city is under the control of the Kurds and it is confirmed from many reliable sources so that enough revert my editings.Denver PostLancaster OnlineFox NewsABC NewsNewdayAl Arabia Hanibal911 (talk) 10:32, 4 October 2014 (UTC)

this is yesterday and it says that the City is under IS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1B8rM_JrA0&feature=youtu.be&a. it should be in Black and a yellow circle. 3bdulelah (talk) 17:32, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

new clashes
need to be added to the map? http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/22/us-iraq-crisis-saqlawiya-idUSKCN0HH2LT20140922 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.231.115.56 (talk • contribs) 00:34, 23 September 2014

Camp Saqlawiyah
Anyone able to locate this camp? The area is easy enough to spot here, but I have not located the base itself - though it's been all over the news news Boredwhytekid (talk) 20:02, 23 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Chicago Tribune says that the camp was surrounded when the IS overran Sijir Boredwhytekid (talk) 20:57, 23 September 2014 (UTC)

potential location Boredwhytekid (talk) 18:17, 24 September 2014 (UTC)

Bashiqa, Qaraqush, Til kif and Wana are controlled by peshmerga
the first map is from 2 sep and all the mentioned places where controlled by ISIL. http://iswiraq.blogspot.se/2014/09/control-of-terrain-in-iraq-september-2.html The latest map is from 17 sep and all the mentioned places have switched owners. The peshmerga controls all four locations. http://iswiraq.blogspot.se/2014/09/control-of-terrain-in-iraq-september-17.html

ISW is very reliable source. An american military institution.


 * It's just saying it's contested ... ISIS still controls the villages, Peshmerga will likely launch an offensive soon Malik Danno (talk) 17:53, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Rabi'ah
Allegedly contested http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29429971 Boredwhytekid (talk) 13:53, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Nevermind. Allegedly re-captured Daily Star Boredwhytekid (talk) 15:04, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Where are these villages?
al-Akhbar and Daily Star report that the Kurdish forces have retaken Saad and Khaled, near Daquq - and that the front line is at al-Wahda. I have not located any of these 3. Help? Boredwhytekid (talk) 15:58, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
 * NYT too Boredwhytekid (talk) 17:27, 30 September 2014 (UTC)

Saad and al-Wahda are found here, if you zoom in to Daquq, they are both immediately to the west. However, I cannot locate them on geonames, mapcarta, or wikimapia - so accurate coordinates are illusive. Ideas? Boredwhytekid (talk) 18:08, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Iraqi troops retake 16 villages held by Islamic State militants in Diyala province.Reuters Hanibal911 (talk) 16:13, 1 October 2014 (UTC)
 * Iraqi army and allies retake the five villages on west of the town of Tuz-Khurmato.APA NewsSina News Hanibal911 (talk) 07:28, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Updates Needed
This page is in serious need of an update. Is anybody paying attention to the reports coming out of Iraq? I do it myself, but I'm still new here, and I don't know how to edit maps. Mitsukurina (talk) 22:23, 9 October 2014 (UTC)


 * If you post reliable sources here on the talk page, I will pay attention/discuss them with you and assist with the appropriate edits. Cheers. Boredwhytekid (talk) 13:13, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

Albu Eitha seems to have fallen the troops their retreated to Tharthar http://www.news.net/article/2092205/iraq-forces-at-critical-juncture-as-anbar-teeters?referid= — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tierbook (talk • contribs) 01:59, 14 October 2014

Abu Ghraib contested?
CBS Boredwhytekid (talk) 14:43, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

your source is 2 months old.....


 * What? That article is less than 5hrs old Boredwhytekid (talk) 15:26, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

weird.... early it was linking to some article about a dam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tierbook (talk • contribs) 15:37, 10 October 2014

Zumar
I wonder why it's in yellow while it's under IS and not yet retaken by Kurds. this was yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1B8rM_JrA0&feature=youtu.be&a 3bdulelah (talk) 17:30, 10 October 2014 (UTC)

As far as the northern area goes isn't Mt. Sinjar cut off again? I haven't seen anything on the map to support this but..... http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/yazidis-fight-isis — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tierbook (talk • contribs) 21:54, 18 October 2014

Alqosh
Alqosh is not under the control of Peshmerga forces, but rather qrawtanaye (Zowaa militia). Should we include an Assyrian militia in the legend? http://www.dw.de/iraqi-christian-village-takes-the-fight-to-is/a-17990167 Malik Danno (talk) 05:07, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

ISIS advances in Mount Sinjar
Islamic State seizes two Yazidi villages as it advances on Mount Sinjar.The Washington post Hanibal911 (talk) 17:43, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

September 11th 2014
Why can I only see the history of the template up until September 11th? All other changes after Sept 11th are not accessible via history section. Malik Danno (talk) 19:35, 20 October 2014 (UTC)

There are updates, i think whatever code details that is just broken — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tierbook (talk • contribs) 20:51, 20 October 2014

al-Sab
al Bawaba reports that Iraqi gov't has seized al-Sab, near Baghdad International Airport Boredwhytekid (talk) 13:08, 22 October 2014 (UTC)

Qara Tappah region fully freed
Peshmerga troops freed Qara Tappah region fully from ISIS. It is not surrounded by ISIS like this map shows, you can remove the black circle around Qara Tappa.

http://www.kurdpress.com/En/NSite/FullStory/News/?Id=8670#Title=%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09%09Peshmerga forces release Qara Tapa regions%0A%09%09%09%09%09%09%09

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/10/22/383177/iraq-kurds-army-take-qara-tapa-control/

And Zumar was also retaken by Peshmerga yesterday.

http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/251020141

--Alan Genco (talk) 14:32, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Karameh Border Crossing (turaibil-trebil)
The border crossing and the village its under Isis control not under the regime http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/iraq-turmoil/isis-militants-seize-iraqi-border-crossings-jordan-syria-n137896 why have you change it to red ? change it back to black Lindi29 (talk) 21:24, 27 October 2014 (UTC)

For these sources the border was hours after recaptured by Iraqi Security Forces...http://en.shiapost.com/2014/06/24/monday-june-23-2014-1012-pm-iraqs-army-troops-retake-two-border-crossings/ and http://fox2now.com/2014/06/24/iraq-government-claims-gains-in-anti-militant-fight/   by the way all the sources, these and that of the precedent post, are dated in June...site iswiraq listed Trebil as controlled by Iraqi tribes...loyal to ISIS or the Government, it's not specified... Fab8405 (talk) 02:23, 28 October 2014 (UTC)

Amiriyah Fallujah
al bawaba says Amiriyah Fallujah is IS held. Everything else I've read says it's besieged by IS. Boredwhytekid (talk) 13:56, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

Iraqi forces recapture Baiji city from ISIS
Baiji (IraqiNews.com) On Friday Iraqi military sources reported that government forces have recaptured the city of Baiji, which was seized by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

Baiji contains one of the largest oil refineries in Iraq. It lies north of Tikrit (160 km north of Baghdad). Baiji is the largest city in northern Iraq and among the first areas to have fallen into ISIS control since its advance in June.

The commander of Salahuddin Province Operations, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told the French news agency, AFP, that Iraqi forces entered the city of Baiji this afternoon and took reoccupied the industrial districts.

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/urgent-iraqi-forces-recapture-baiji-city-isis/

Revert, source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/11/14/5314990/iraqis-appear-close-to-breaking.html#.VGaUm8mqnO8

THe Iraqis can't get their stories straight.173.209.212.147 (talk) 23:54, 14 November 2014 (UTC)

Haditha Dam isolated from Haditha town center?
A large ISIS-control circle has been added around Haditha Dam, with rationale given as the statement "In Anbar, fighters have encircled a large air base and the vital Haditha dam on the Euphrates," in the Reuters report (via the re-reporting thereof in the al-Akhbar (Lebanon)) report ). This depiction is presumably meant to indicate that government and allied forces holding Haditha Dam itself now have no ground corridor to those holding Haditha town center 3-4km. by road to the south. While an entirely plausible development, the statement in question isn't specific enough for me to conclude that this is necessarily a fact the report was trying to convey; Haditha Dam and the town itself have often been conflated in reports on operational-scale developments in the past several months. If I recall correctly this situation has occurred before (and nearly all of Haditha town has been under IS control briefly), but the Haditha area has reportedly been substantially reinforced by the government over the past couple months, so the main positions' isolation from each other now would be quite significant, and would probably indicate IS has yet again committed more detachments to Haditha. I'm not inclined to revert but we should look for more reporting with explicitly high granularity on this point. Riyuky (talk) 22:26, 3 November 2014 (UTC)

Iraqi Security forces still control Haditha
Security forces foil ISIL attempt to storm into Haditha district

The security forces foiled an ISIL attempt to storm into Haditha district in Anbar province. Security source stated to IraqiNews.com “The ISIL terrorists attempted to storm into Haditha district where the security forces and the tribes foiled this attempt to kill many of the terrorists and seize their equipment.” http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-forces-foil-isil-attempt-to-storm-into-haditha-district/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 0aali0 (talk • contribs) 17:11, 4 November 2014

Um....
I made this revert here (since he used a pro gov source to show a gov advance, and that's prohibited, and I forgot to change the Baiji Thermal Power station back to black, since no reliable sources say that IA forces took it), and yet the map did not update. What I was doing wrong? Or are the servers loading? -- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   23:23, 8 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Actually, the map updated. Whew! I though I missed something that I had to do!-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   14:31, 9 November 2014 (UTC)

Iraqi troops retake full control of Baiji
Iraqi troops have taken full control of the strategic northern town of Baiji from the Takfiri ISIL terror group, Iraqi media report.

The army succeeded in fully liberating the town after heavy clashes with the ISIL terrorists. Change the Baiji city to red and the oil refinery to red.

Source http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/11/08/385246/iraq-baiji-liberated-from-isil-control/
 * That source is biased for gov. Not to mention that we cannot use pro-gov sources for gov advances, or even pro-opp for opp advances. Not allowed. Only one reliable source states that IA forces have seized large areas of Baiji (states that they're on the center of the city, an that IA forces will try to break ISIS siege of the Baiji oil refinery. Another reliable source for explanation: http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN0IT0AP20141109-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   14:39, 9 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Islamic State fighters began withdrawing from the area around the Baiji refinery in northern Iraq.The Washington Post Hanibal911 (talk) 15:25, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Iraqi government forces today broke the siege of the country's main oil refinery.Naharnet Hanibal911 (talk) 16:26, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

According to Elijah J.Magnier on twitter battle of Baiji is not yed finished, a quarter of town( the northern part) still under IS...https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/533660432167235584... and IS's still around the refinery's north...I think the city should turn back to contested and the refinery to partial sieged...it seems he is a reliable source, isn't he?Fab8405 (talk) 18:43, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I provided confirmation from more reliable sources than a message from Twitter that the city Baiji under the control of the Iraqi army and the army break the siege the Baiji refinery. Hanibal911 (talk) 18:54, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Ok, naturally I don't use twitter as a primary source, I only thought it could be quoted and taken on regard because he is not an unknown IS-fanboy but a well-known correspondent. Fab8405 (talk) 19:06, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

http://www.firstpost.com/world/iraq-troops-close-in-on-baiji-refinery-dempsey-in-baghdad-1804745.html Shows fighting still ongoing for Baiji and refinery

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch8yy4-nq3E&feature=youtu.be Taken from Inside Baiji, looks like ISF Bodies across the road. Tgoll774 (talk) 11:48, 19 November 2014 (UTC)

https://ia801509.us.archive.org/1/items/RasaalHaya/%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84%20%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%A9.mp4 IS has retaken parts of Baiji and the refinery.Tgoll774 (talk) 01:21, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQg0DnOoZ8g More evidence Baiji and the Refinery are not under total ISF control and should be switched to contested. As usual papers are just parroting ISF releases without fact checking. Tgoll774 (talk) 00:43, 28 November 2014 (UTC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czetRLES64Y&feature=youtu.be Switching Baiji and Refinery to contested Tgoll774 (talk) 19:13, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

^^ this video is talking in the past tense, and referring to what has happened earlier this month, not today. There are a million references that confirm Baiji is under total control, with plenty of independent footage. Why did you pick aljazeera (a source that has championed the ISIS insurgency in Iraq since it's beginning ?). please change it back. Baiji is under total government control.

^^ And we have a million references from IS and Independents that Baiji is still contested, and we had the same problem with Zumar and other cities, IS still is fighting in both sections and claims it so, so it should remain contested for both areas or circles placed around them till IS states they have vacated the area. 184.21.191.36 (talk) 14:13, 4 December 2014 (UTC)

http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKBN0JV1W420141217, Iraq now admits losses in Baiji which was never secured to begin with. Switching to contested. Tgoll774 (talk) 21:28, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Sadiya and celula
The news confirmed that these cities are contested because Iraq army started military operation there.here is source :http://www.almayadeen.net/Latest/oRLvj4e_HE6ShRzA3giqCQ/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82--%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A

Both of these cities are under the control of the Iraq Security Forces, and NOT the Peshmerga. Please correct the map.


 * Your source is arabic and not even one complete sentence.


 * Jalawla is fully under Kurdish control, there is no Iraqi ground presence, I have full sources and Video Reports:


 * http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/231120143


 * Inside Jalawla with Peshmerga who took full control of the town:


 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-_2dfWY5L8&list=UUfgebkwHb-qLJPhMzeWtoRA


 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlVFU9QnXT4&list=UUfgebkwHb-qLJPhMzeWtoRA--Alan Genco (talk) 18:29, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

Jalawla
Jalawla is fully under Kurdish control. Iraq only participated in the operation through its air force, there is no iraqi army presence in Jalawla.

Change Jalawla to yellow.

http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/231120143

“All of Jalawla is under the control of Peshmerga forces,” a Kurdish commander declared.

The Peshmerga victory in Jalawla followed a major assault on the militants.

http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/231120141--Alan Genco (talk) 18:17, 23 November 2014 (UTC)

I tried to change it but it didn't end very well... Can a logged in user fix it?
 * According to the rules of editing we cant use pro-Kurdish source to show a success of Kurds. And more reliable sources ReutersAssociated PressFox NewsABC NewsCBS 46 clear said that Iraqi army, Shi'ite militia and Kurdish peshmerga forces completely retaken the cities Jalawla and Saadiya from ISIS. So stop make unjustified editing. Hanibal911 (talk) 09:22, 25 November 2014 (UTC)

Al-Waleed border crossing
News are saying that isis attacked the border crossing and killed 16 iraqi soliders. here.here.here.hereshould it go contested.Lindi29 (talk) 22:58, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Karameh border crossing
Photograph released by the Islamic State's Wilayat Anbar allegedly showing the explosion from the suicide bombing near the Trebil border complex.here and its saying that it is contested for some time,should it go contested.Lindi29 (talk) 23:26, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Tribal Sunnis anti-ISIS
I think there needs to be a new faction on this map ... the Sunni Tribal fighters who are against ISIS but they are neither Central Government nor KRG. Here is a link from ISW which states that Sunni tribes are launching a "liberate Ninawa" campaign: http://iswiraq.blogspot.ca/2014/12/iraq-situation-report-december-1-2014.html. What do you all think about a new Sunni Tribal faction? Malik Danno (talk) 02:30, 2 December 2014 (UTC)

Cities and Airports
were did Mosul Airport Disappear.Alhanuty (talk) 00:13, 3 December 2014 (UTC)
 * It is still there, but someone has changed the transparency of the icons so it is no more visible over the black background of Mosul. Can the icons be reverted?? I would revert also the kurdish icons, this yellow is barely visible 8fra0 (talk) 14:55, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Peshmerga reliability?
Hello everyone, THIS ISW REPORT shows that many villages south of Zumar have just been liberated by Peshmerga today and the 3rd IA Div. Base is surrounded by Peshmerga forces. The annoying part is that all these villages south of Zumar and the base had been coloured yellow long before today, meaning that either someone changed the dots without any sources, or faulty sources. Can we please make sure before we change the dots and also can we update these new developments accordingly? Malik Danno (talk) 00:52, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * The problem is the way we ref or the way news are reported. So say we have small village A, B and C. One day, all three are in the news as being taken over by IS. They go black. Then the Peshmerga take back B and C but only C gets mentioned. So because we only switch colours when there's a ref, we only change C to yellow and can't really change B until someone mentions it or there is some sweeping change stating that all town north of line xyz are controlled by the KRG now in which case A and B go yellow even if they're not mentioned by name. Akerbeltz (talk) 01:23, 18 December 2014 (UTC)


 * Acknowledged thanks, I guess we just have to try our best here.

According to Elijah J. Magnier on twitter "owaniat" is controllet by Peshmerga. Is it okay to use him as a source? i personally find him very reliable. Here is the village http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=36.561497&lon=42.182693&z=11&m=b&show=/10258455/Awinat-Village&search=36.6802%2C%2042.39579 46.239.121.121 (talk) 17:59, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * He is considered reliable by the Wikipedians editing the detailed map of the Syrian civil war. He's probably reliable here as well. would know better. Saeed alaee (talk) 19:37, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Jalawla and Sadiya
Jalawla is under joint control by Peshmerga and pro-Iran Shia militias and its icon should be changed to the icon Amirli has. Sources:

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/iran-soldiers-iraq-islamic-state-2014823161322258630.html

http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/161220141

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30477040

There is reason to believe that Peshmerga are on the outskirts of Sadiya or perhaps in the city itself, but I can't provide any conclusive sources so I'll leave it at this. 87.212.14.135 (talk) 23:51, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

There have been reports of shia millitia in Jalawla when the town was first liberated. Equally there were reports of peshmerga in Sadiya. Either icons of both towns should be changed to a joint pesh/millitia icon, or Sadiya which has millitia majority is kept as is (red) while Jalawla with its peshmerga majority is kept yellow. The current icons are fine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.52.35.207 (talk • contribs) 21:01, 20 December 2014

I am trying to change the templates of Jalawla and Saadiya. Both towns were recaptured from ISIS in joint operation between Peshmerga and Shiite millitia. Neither has left since and it is far to assume that Jalawla (sunni) is controlled by majority of peshmerga with a minority of shiite millitia, while Saadiya (shia) has relatively larger presense of shiite millitia than in Jalawla. Editing have gone wrong and I hope someone can correct it.

^ above is now fixed.

Module vs. Template
Can we please stop this Module thing, its nothing but a headache and I feel like no-one wants to go through the efforts of editing this map because of the headache it produces. For some reason this map has been changed to a module and the reason given was because the "Template Syrian Civil War" was voted to be changed to a module. However, the Syrian Civil War Template remains a template, while this one is a module. Can we change it back to a template? Malik Danno (talk) 15:32, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Everyone who's previously edited the template seems to be fine editing the module. Both this map and the Syrian map were changed for technical reasons, not because of a vote. Also, the Syrian Civil War map is a module just like this one, not a template as you claim. It will not be changed back. Jackmcbarn (talk) 16:44, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Mosul governate
According to this map Isis is under control of al-kasik military base and 3 towns Khariz,Faqiruq,Qasr Sarij.here.Lindi29 (talk) 18:49, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * the map is not up to date as it does not show the new territories retaken by the Peshmerga offensive that started from Zumar and Yarubiah border crossing Wednesday the 17th(yesterday). also made some changes around Sinjar according to this map, some of them were correct but some had just been retaken by the Peshmerga. I've been reading about the most recent developments [according to which Peshmerga are now in control of Qasr Sarij, Hardan, Tal Afar mountain(which is 3 km away from Tal Afar); are fighting inside Snuny and have connected their terrotories from Zumar to the Mount Sinjar and are a few kms away from Sinjar(town) itself] in pro-Kurdish websites so I couldn't use those information to make changes to the map. But now other sources are conforming this. For example this source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_ISLAMIC_STATE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-12-18-13-04-30   I think we should wait until the offensive is over and the situation becomes stable and then make changes according to reliable and unbiased sources. Saeed alaee (talk) 19:55, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * you have already made an edit with this source.here.and with this one herechanging Hurriyah, what do you think. what do you think?.Regards Lindi29 (talk) 20:15, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * For now according to data from the reliable source we know that Peshmenga entered to the village Uwainat (30km form Sinjar) today and keep advancing. Also Yazidi forces Attacked Sinuni village with the support of by U.S air.Elijah J. Magnier So you can provide sources confirm your data. Hanibal911 (talk) 20:42, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Many reliable sources have reported about this, Voice of America International Business Times Deutsche Welle Telegraph The New York Times CNN and many more. But the reports have not been detailed enough to mention the Tal Afar mountain or the exact size of territories gained. However, I also found these reports, The Guardian and ABC Online and Independant confirm that 700 square kms(270 square miles) have been recaptured by Peshmerga, thus confirming all the gains claimed by Peshmerga forces as they too claimed the territories recaptured sized 700 square kms. This AlJazeera report details all the Peshmerga claimed territories recaptured., I'm not going to change the map as I am pro-Kurdish and there's a chance I'm letting my Kurdishness bias my judgement about this. But I trust you and I think you are unbiased and fair, so if you are convinced that the claims are true change the map accordingly. The Tal Afar Mountain(3 km north of Tal Afar) is located here, just in case. Saeed alaee (talk) 11:13, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

u were right about the Kasik military base, it's still in the hands of ISIL according to this pro-Kurdish report. Apparently the Peshmerga are planning to capture it. Saeed alaee (talk) 20:39, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

al-Wafa
Anyone know where al-Wafa is? Boredwhytekid (talk) 02:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)


 * its 45 km west of Anbar’s capital Ramadi that i am trying to find since yesterday.hereLindi29 (talk) 13:28, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

ISW shows it southwest of Ramadi but I still can't locate it.. Boredwhytekid (talk) 14:33, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Al-Wafa, wherever it is, got retaken source Boredwhytekid (talk) 14:09, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Template NPOV and Unbalanced tags
NPOV and Unbalanced tags were dated July 2014 by JoetheMoe25, so I assume the dates on them should not be updated. Therefore we should revert the most recent changes, right? Trying to avoid the edit war that's starting over it. I'm also not sure why we kept these tags, as as far as I can tell only he was in favour of them. --John Smith the Gamer (talk) 18:08, 22 December 2014 (UTC)

Tal-Afar air base
according to this source iraqi army has captured tal afar air base.Lindi29 (talk) 18:19, 21 December 2014 (UTC) Which source? Hanibal911 (talk) 18:26, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

hereLindi29 (talk) 18:29, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Press TV is the state-run TV in Iran, it is highly anti-ISIL, it is also pro-Iraq, and they have forces helping the Iraqi Army and the Shiite militias; we're gonna need reliable sources as this one, in this case, isn't reliable. Saeed alaee (talk) 20:10, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Here reliable source confirmed that Iraqi troops recaptured the Tall Afar Air Base  Elijah J. Magnier Hanibal911 (talk) 20:17, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * this one is reliable, thus acceptable. Saeed alaee (talk) 20:21, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree. Also this report confirms this as well.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   22:46, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

http://cloudyvideos.com/embed-anq1ph674ppy-600x330.html IS still holds the base. Just like Baijji, Western Sources are repeating Iraqi Sources without verification.Tgoll774 (talk) 00:16, 25 December 2014 (UTC)

Sinjar
according to this source peshmerga has not enter the Sinjar City only in the Province.hereLindi29 (talk) 19:21, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

Your source is invalid as it does not disprove that peshmerga are inside Sinjar city. It simply points out that they are also in the province. Also note that changes on the battlefield come rapidly. The situation in the morning of 20 December can be very different from the situation at evening. You need to keep updated before editing. Online Rudaw TV shows direct footage during news broadcasts of Peshmerga in the center of Sinjar city, drinking tea and giving interviews. Source: http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/201220141 or https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=719900271451212 and many others.

Source also indicates that Peshmerga have attacked Tal Afar. A joint operation between Peshmerga and Iraqi Army should be under way here. I don't know how to indicate this, so I will leave it to some one else. Source: http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan/201220141 https://twitter.com/AlFayth/status/546396377891078144/photo/1 https://twitter.com/GawadiKurdi/status/546085488126603264/photo/1
 * This report has confirmed that Sinjar has been retaken by the Peshmerga. More details may come out about Tal Afar soon, so let's monitor it soon and see.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   23:46, 20 December 2014 (UTC)

just watched President Barzanis speech. And According to him Peshmerga is controlling a large part of Sinjar, though not all of it and fighting is ongoing.85.227.176.244 (talk) 12:50, 21 December 2014 (UTC)

Don't know who listed Sinjar as Kurdish, http://www.ajansakurdi.net/?p=43689, fighting is still ongoing. Tgoll774 (talk) 13:16, 28 December 2014 (UTC)

Sulaiman Bek is controlled jointly by both Peshmerga and Iraqi government according to the latest sources.
Why is there no template for jointly controlled towns? source: https://pietervanostaeyen.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/2000px-iraq2.png and http://en.trend.az/world/arab/2307071.html

Now corrected along with Amirli which was also recaptured in a joint operation. No source indicates peshmerga have left since.

If you read the key there is a symbol for it: "3 nested circles: mixed control with stable situation" i.e. shared control between 2 sides.

I can't remember where, but on some talk page I seem to remember that an editor said that it is difficult enough to get reliable sources for control and that it would be impossible to get fraction of control for each side using reliable resources. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 18:54, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

^ In lack of sources and on these particular towns, surely fractional controle is more certain and neutral than whole controle for either side. We know for certain that Peshmerga took part in the recapture of both towns. No source indicates that they have left. We should not assume such.

Ah, Ok. I think you might be misunderstanding what I mean. I'm saying we can't say that 1/2 is controlled by X 1/3 by Y and 1/6 by Z. We do have a symbol for fighting between two sides already though. So we don't use a fraction as this would be impossible to do neutrally but instead just a fighting symbol. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 21:04, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

Concerning the towns Sulaiman Bek, Amirli, Jalawla and Sadiya
According to various sources all over the internet, all of the mentioned towns in the headline were recaptured in joint operations between Peshmerga and the Iraqi Army. There is no reason to assume that either sides would leave upon recapture. Yet this is indicated on the map without proof that either side has left. Is it not much safer and neutral to assume that both parties are still present in all towns? I changed the templates for those four towns, but someone revoked it without providing any source that proves either side has left. The joint presence is very important to note in this conflict as it can lead to further tension between Erbil and Baghdad.
 * You provide data from pro-Kurdish sources. But we cant use data from pro-Kurdish sources to show success by Kurds. Need confirmation your data from more reliable or neutral sources. Hanibal911 (talk) 20:52, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

^ That is not true Hanibal911. There is no rule that says kurdish media cannot be used as source, unless you can prove that kurdish media by default is biased. You have not proved that. On the contrary, the same kurdish media confirms that there are shiite forces in Jalawla. But if you have a problem with kurdish media then here is an european source that also verifies that both Peshmerga and shia millitias took part in the recapture of Jalawla and Sadiya. Source: http://www.rferl.org/content/irgc-isis-suleimani-kurdish-iraq-islamic-state-fighting/26709813.html - As for Sulaiman Bek here is another non-kurdish source that verifies that both Peshmerga and Iraqi Army recaptured Sulaiman Bek. source: http://english.shafaaq.com/index.php/security/11146-iraqi-army-and-peshmerga-manage-to-liberate-sulaiman-bek. And as for the recapture of Amirli here is a completely independent source that verifies the role of kurdish fighters in the recapture of Amirli: http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0IW0ZA20141112?irpc=932 All sources are non-kurdish and prove that both Peshmerga and Iraqi Army took part in the liberation of the mentioned towns. All relevant templates should be changed to joint controle, unless prove is provided that either force has since left.


 * Well, I'm not entirely sure about this rule either but I can live with it because it also cuts the other way i.e. we don't take pro-ISIS or pro-IDF sources as valid sources for ISIS or IDF gains so it's only fair that we don't take pro-Kurdish sources to back up Kurdish gains. So far, it has worked ok I think, even if sometimes we're a bit behind timewise. Certainly this map seems to be more accurate than what the BBC is putting out there. Akerbeltz (talk) 00:54, 5 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Ok, the best source for our policy I can find is from the corresponding Syrian page, which said here

"1- If an event is covered by a neutral source, then we use this source and ignore all non-neutral sources. 2- If an event is not covered by a neutral source, then we can use a non-neutral source only in two cases:	a) pro-gov source talking about rebel success b) pro-rebel source talking about gov success The reason we do not use non-neutral sources is because they tend to overstate their own successes & understate those of their enemy. However, in some cases, these non-neutral sources are forced to admit their enemy’s success because it might be too obvious, and therefore not admitting it would further diminish their already weak credibility. These cases will be rare, however, we should exploit them whenever possible." This appears to be the same policy we have in place here, though I couldn't find anything in the archieves here that's that general. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 01:26, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Akerbeltz About situation whith towns of Sa'adiya and Jawlala reliabe source Al Jazeera clear said that Iraqi troops and Shia militias retook the town of Sa'adiya and were moving towards nearby villages and Kurdish Peshmerga forces retook the town of Jawlala and were securing the area.Al Jazeera So that the reliable source clearly said that the town of Sa'adiya under control by Iraqi troops and the town of Jawlala under control Peshmerga. Also village of Amirli for now marked on the map under joint control of Iraqi army and Peshmerga. It's an unwritten rule about because government sources can distort information in favor of the government army and also the pro-Kurdish sources can distort the situation in favor of the Kurds and the same with pro-ISIS sources. Also your source dated 1 September reported that Sulaiman Bek was retaken by Iraqi troops and kurds.Shafaaq News but another a reliable source which dated 5 September reported that the less than 48 hours after siege of Amirli was lifted, no traces were left of peshmerga inside the town. The closest peshmerga post was a checkpoint on the road connecting Tuz Khormato to Sulaiman Bag, several miles away.Al Monitor And another source of 21 December also clear show that the town Sulaiman Bag under control by Iraqi army and Amirli under jointly control.here Hanibal911 (talk) 11:34, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

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I don't understand the above emphasis on the discussion about accepting kurdish sources or not. This discussion is completely irellevant in this case, as there are plenty of non-kurdish sources verifying the joint operations in those mentioned towns. All sources are non-kurdish and neutral (some would even say anti-kurdish because they are mostly arab). Unless someone can provide evidence that either force has left the area since recapture, all mentioned towns should have joint templates. It is not rocket science. Here are the sources again:

Non-kurdish source 1 for joint operation in Jalawla & Sadiya: http://www.rferl.org/content/irgc-isis-suleimani-kurdish-iraq-islamic-state-fighting/26709813.html

Non-kurdish source 2 for joint operation in Sulaiman Bek: http://english.shafaaq.com/index.php/security/11146-iraqi-army-and-peshmerga-manage-to-liberate-sulaiman-bek

Non-kurdish source 3 for joint operation in Amirli : http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0IW0ZA20141112?irpc=932

Hanibal911 - Your first source claims that only Peshmerga recaptured Jalawla. This contradicts almost all other neutral sources. Numerious neutral sources quote Peshmerga verifying that there are shia millitia forces inside Jalawla. Consequently the second claim from the same source, that there were only shiite millitia forces involved in the recapturing Saadiya, cannot be trusted either. Numerious neutral sources also contradict this claim. Your second source says that Peshmerga retreated from Amirli upon recapturing it, which contradicts your third and final source that clearly shows Amirli as a town under shared controle. You third source also contradicts my neutral source that claims Peshmerga also took part in the recapture of Sulaiman Bek. In the case of Sulaiman Bek we have to chose between two neutral sources, one claiming total controle of Iraqi Army and other claiming joint controle. Which sounds more neutral?
 * You are wrong!


 * Reliable sources clearly said that the town of Sa'adiya under control by Iraqi troops and the town of Jawlala under control Peshmerga. Al JazeeraYahoo NewsLocal News 7The Daily Peoples Time
 * Also village of Amirli for now marked on the map under joint control of Iraqi army and Peshmerga.
 * Also source Shafaaq News which reported that Sulaiman Bek was retaken by Iraqi troops and kurds of 1 September but another a reliable source which dated 5 September reported that the less than 48 hours after siege of Amirli was lifted, no traces were left of peshmerga inside the town. The closest peshmerga post was a checkpoint on the road connecting Tuz Khormato to Sulaiman Bag, several miles away.Al Monitor And another source which dated 21 December also clear show that the town Sulaiman Bag under control by Iraqi army and Amirli under jointly control.here Hanibal911 (talk) 17:53, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Al-Walid Border Crossing
Al-Walid Border Crossing was attacked by ISIS about a week ago. They claim to controll it and show pictures of their "spoils of war". I changed it to red/black animated. 99.42.97.16 (talk) 19:07, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Need confirmation this data from reliable sources. Hanibal911 (talk) 20:11, 4 January 2015 (UTC)

It's on Twitter. Look up "walid border crossing" and scroll down a little and you'll find more pictures. https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=walid%20border%20spoils&src=typd 99.42.97.16 (talk) 03:24, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Makhmour Area
There are significant advances by joint ISF/Sunni Tribes/Peshmerga units in Makhmour Area. 4 villages were liberated: Tal Al-Sha’eer, Jwayzat Tahtaani, Jwayzat Fuqaani, Sultan ‘Abdullah (I couldn't find where Jwayzat Tahtaani and Jwayzat Fuqaani are). This has been reported by TheArabSource and also ISW. The ISW report also said that Kannos and Shiekh Hammad were liberated by "Combined Forces" yet Kannos is only yellow, can we change that. Also can we find where Shiekh Hammad is? Malik Danno (talk) 04:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I think we should revert Sultan Abdullah and Tall Ash to yellow for now. Most other sources (like ) very firmly put these into KRG control and I'm not sure how reliable almasdarnews is - or indeed why the Baghdad Govt should suddenly come up with these two 'islands' of control. It makes no sense, strategically or practically. Akerbeltz (talk) 13:54, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * All these villages are under Peshmerga control. There are no real Iraqi army presence there. There are only a few hundred soldiers who were previously part of Iraqi army but now are only nominally part of it (for political and propaganda reasons), as they are ethnic Kurds who are under direct and sole command of Peshmerga authorities. Also various and numerous reliable and verifiable sources point to Peshmerga as actual military power there on the ground: http://www.abna.ir/english/service/middle-east-west-asia/archive/2015/01/06/662967/story.html   http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2015/01/kurdish-forces-retain-town-from-isil-20151521032261358.html    http://www.caldiranajans.com/pesmerge-stratejik-sultan-abdullah-koyunu-isidden-geri-aldi.html    http://www.haber7.com/guncel/haber/1264485-pesmerge-komutanindan-irak-askerleri-kacti-suclamasi     http://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/haber/dunya/178337/Pesmerge_komutani__Irak_askerleri_kacti.html  (and hundreds of more sources). All these justifies and explains why we should sadly revert you recent edits dear Malik Danno.
 * Clarification: for Peshmerga, north of Mount Hamrin and eastern bank of Tigris mark natural borders of Kurdistan. Then, near Badush dam, even the western bank of Tigris is Kurdistan. Southeast of Mount Hamrin are the border towns of Jassan and Badra which mark the southernmost towns of Kurdistan. Roboskiye (talk) 14:23, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I see those articles, but we cannot ignore ISW post. ISW has been probably the most reliable source in both the Syria and Iraq happenings. ThisISW. report states " On January 1, MoD stated that forces from the 91st Brigade of the 19th Division “supported by the Peshmerga” cleared the villages of Tal al-Sheir, Jwizat Tahtanai, Jwizat Fuqani, and Sultan Abdullah of Makhmour district, southeast of Mosul." In this report is says that Peshmerga 'supported' the 91st Brigade. I suggest we do the same thing as we did for Amerli. A joint yellow and red controlled towns. Malik Danno (talk) 17:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
 * You do not have read the sources. This is what has happened i simple words:
 * 1- Peshmerga attacked eastern shore of Tigris and after pushing back ISIS, Peshmerga appointed its puppet (= a brigade of ethnic Kurdish Iraqi soldiers who virtually take orders from Peshmerga).
 * 2- One day later ISIS carried a counterattack and drove out that puppet brigade who escaped the war scene immediately and without any resistance.
 * 3- A few hours later Peshmerga attacked the shore and pushed back ISIS to western shore of Tigris.
 * As you see and even read in numerous articles there is now need to put them as jointly controlled. Thanks. Roboskiye (talk) 21:19, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Sayed Gharib confirmed as Liberated?
The live map currently shows Sayed Gharib as contested when an operation to liberate it was launched by the Iraqi military in early December, and confirmation has been given that this has been achieved. Unless there is a good reason, Sayed Gharib should be showing as red (ISF controlled)

On the 3rd January 2015, Iraqi News reported, citing a security source in Salahuddin Province that Iraqi security forces liberated Sayed-Gharib, which is located in northwest of al-Dajil area.

The source advised IraqiNews, “The security forces have managed to liberate the whole area of Sayed-Gharib, located 120 km southern Tikrit in the district of al-Dajil,” adding that, “The clashes between the security forces and ISIS militants resulted in killing 7 ISIS snipers positioned inside some abandoned houses in the area.”

The source, who requested anonymity, added that, “The military operations are currently ongoing to free the rest of the areas towards al-Ishaqi, al-Jazeera, al-Naba’aii, al-Farhatiya, al-Rufaiyi’at and al-Rumaiylyiat regions.”

Al Ishaqi is already showing as red (ISF controlled)

http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-forces-liberate-sayed-gharib-kill-7-isis-snipers-in-clashes/

Rerns10 (talk) 01:40, 7 January 2015 (UTC)Rerns10

Qayyarah
According to presstv.ir, Qayyarah should be a three way red-yellow-black? Not sure how to do that. There newsclip is here Akerbeltz (talk) 01:24, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Based on the rules when it comes to war maps like these, we cannot use pro-gov sources for gov advances, since Press TV is very biased and a staunch gov supporter. We also cannot use pro-opp sources for opp advances. Need reliable source to confirm this. Sorry. Oh, and the three way contested battle? We don't have that yet for this war map. Though it would kind for someone to make like the 3 way contested in the Syrian War map. -- Damirgraffiti  &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   03:59, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Not sure how helpful it would be. In the Syrian case I took it to mean all vs all, but I doubt the Kurds are fighting the Iraqi government. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 05:05, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll scrap what I mentioned about the 3 way contested. Besides, Kurds are not even fighting against the Iraqi government. Not to mention that Iraqi and Kurdish forces are working together to fight ISIS. Thanks for the heads up.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   05:16, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Ah I didn't mean a 3 ways all-against-all scrap, but a 3 way 2 against 1 scrap. Maybe an animated gif that goes black-yellow and black-red? Akerbeltz (talk) 15:00, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I realised what you meant, I was saying using an animation like the previous one could be misunderstood because of it having that meaning on the Syrian map. Personally I'd prefer using a 2 by 2 square with 2 grey ones and 1 of each of yellow and red because it'd be clear when screenshotted. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 16:43, 8 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I would vote for an 2 by 2 orange and black square. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:908:dd20:4e20:9c46:de64:7d25:5a56 (talk • contribs)
 * It would be a good idea so we can really show what's going on in the battlefield. I'm in for the 2 by 2 square with 2 grey ones and 1 of each of yellow and red. But we need someone to make it.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   02:48, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2015
makhmour was never contested or even attacked. Gwer was assaulted for about 1 hour but then was retaken when backup came.( isis didn't attack the front in gwer but went around using boats over the zab river(tigris pretty much). Sultan abdullah etc were never lost at all.

Ownyaah (talk) 17:22, 11 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 17:44, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Gwer Attack
On 03:00 10/1/2015 ISIS attacked gwer and controled it (including other small villages:Sultan Abdullah,Tal Shaiir, etc.....).

Plus if anyone can change gwer and the other villages to contested becuz I don't know how
 * (SEE MY THIRD COMMENT) Source? Because if you don't provide a source, then it's POV vandalism. Use only reliable sources (CNN, Institute for the Study for War,etc.) Not to mention that we can't use pro-gov for gov advances and pro-ISIS for ISIS advances, only use pro-gov for ISIS advances if (or rarely, pro-ISIS, but usually maps, to explain gov advances) there's no neutral source to explain the situation. Again, neutral sources would be much better. No source and you change something, reverted.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   17:51, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 * P.S.: Don't forget to add your signature when you finish your sentence!-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   17:54, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Just found it right now. It's here:http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/150110/kills-28-iraqi-kurdish-security-forces-surprise-attack. Though Kurdish forces have already pushed ISIS back, so town remains in Kurdish hands. You just didn't put the source so that's why I said that I assume to be unsourced unless with proof.-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   21:42, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

I didn't have a source because people from Gwer and the surrounding villages called a friend of mine at 03:00 10/1/2015 telling him it was attacked by ISIS and they confirmed it more than 6 hours later. P.S: The people who are being attacked aren't really working for the goverment. and I kinda do not know how to add my signature.

Shouldn't Al Khadir be showing as Islamic state (Black dot). It has been confirmed by Kurdish sources that Iraqi forces retreated from this area prior to and leading to the Gwer attacks. They appear to still be fighting in and around Gwer, and there is no mention of retaking these forward positions in Al Khadhir.

Rerns10

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.106.244.235 (talk • contribs) 13:59, 11 January 2015


 * This source herehttp://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/01/11/252677/in-heaviest-fighting-since-august.html, shows that Kurds repelled the attack. So this town will be Kurd held (at least what I assume). I apologize if I made a mistake on something in case..-- Damirgraffiti &#124; ☺Say Yo to Me!☺   02:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 January 2015
sultan abdullah was retaken 2 days ago. There is even 20min video of the assault that kurdsat put up.

Ownyaah (talk) 20:58, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. — &#123;&#123;U&#124;Technical 13&#125;&#125; (e • t • c) 22:57, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2015
{ lat = "33.15", long = "44.616", mark = "Location dot red.svg", marksize = "5", label = "Al-Mada'in", link = "Al-Mada'in", label_size = "0" },

Please change Mada'in from black to red because ISIS have never controlled the area.

0ali1 (talk) 19:59, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, nor have you shown that the edit that turned it black had no reliable source. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 00:33, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Haditha
Here new map which show situation in area of city of Haditha (which besieged ISIS) on 17 January 2015. How do you think if we can use this map. Hanibal911 (talk) 11:58, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I agree.Lindi29 (talk) 12:28, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

-Khesfeh (to the west of Haditha, is now under government control, source: Iraqi news media on TV).

Muqdadiya, Diyala Province
On map this city is marked red, but according to this tweet of reliable source Elijah J Magnier https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/557096636732964865, I think its status should be changed to contested( if not IS-held with a red circle around) Fab8405 (talk) 11:57, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I agree. what do you think ? Lindi29 (talk) 12:29, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I also totally agree that this city need marked as contested! Hanibal911 (talk) 12:38, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Road between Haditha and al-Baghdadi
This editor is making edits only by himself wihout any disscusion on the talk page and relies on 1 source, aslo he rv my edits without explanion and source.here,here.Lindi29 (talk) 12:51, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I fully support Lindi29. Because editor 8fra0 violates the rules for editing. Hanibal911 (talk) 15:11, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Lindi29 as you know you have to edit this page only using reliable sources. A Justpaste link managed by pro ISIS propaganda is NOT a reliable source. On the other hand, ISW is widely known for being one of the most reliable sources available for Iraqi war, so don't complain if me or other authors keep editing this map using ISW as a reliable source.8fra0 (talk) 15:46, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I provided reliable sources and provided pictures from justpaste together but you keep rv my edits without explanation and see for yourself you keep making mistakes and edit big cities like Haditha without disscusion with others on the talk page but you edit them without reaching consenus beacause you cant rely only on 1 source like the blogspot. Lindi29 (talk) 15:53, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * If you check, you didn't even provide the complete link for your source. I reverted your edits for two reasons: 1) you didn't provide any working link for your source 2) your source is ISIS biased so you can't use it for showing ISIS advance8fra0 (talk) 16:02, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * First of all i provided reliable source but you keep editing without any disscusion on the talk page.here,Second here your mistakehere,Third you cant just rely only on 1 source and then edit by yourself without reaching consensus.Lindi29 (talk) 16:21, 19 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I also fully support Lindi29 : all major changes should first be first discussed on the talk page.
 * I would go further to suggest that all changes be first presented on the talk page, particularly for any reverts. WP a a collaborative work, and in a fast-changing situation with often uncertain sources of info, like the war in Iraq, collaboration is even more important.
 * That said, I agree with 8fra0 that ISW is a reliable source. (I also follow ISW, via their mailing list.)
 * Personally I would agree that opening and securing the road between Haditha and al-Baghdadi means that they (and towns between) are no longer besieged. (But would mark al-Baghdadi with the semi-circle to the SE for besieged-one-side, if that is to be used.)
 * However I would have posted here first for feedback before making any changes. André437 (talk) 17:00, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not an active member on the Iraqi front. But changes should be made after consensus and proper presentation of reliable convincing evidence. You find, share, agree then change. Cheers! ChrissCh94 (talk) 17:22, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Rutbah under siege?
http://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iraq-situation-report-january-12-15-2015 indicates that there is fighting near the town of Rutbah in the Iraqi desert between ISIS and Iraqi 'coalition' and tribal forces. Should a red circle be put around it? Or perhaps a rural presence icon? Do we need more sources first? 2601:0:B200:F7D9:F19A:3146:52EC:F471 (talk) 01:40, 20 January 2015 (UTC)mikethemoose

Al-Mada'in
Al-Mada'in, the town just southeast of Baghdad, has been shown to be under ISIS control since June 2014. It has not changed since. Can someone please get a reliable source on why this town was marked under ISIS control? I can't find any. If not, then I think it should be listed under Iraqi government control. Thoughts? 2601:0:B200:F7D9:F19A:3146:52EC:F471 (talk) 01:41, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

there is hardly any press releases coming from baghdad about any battles at all more or less. This isn't the only city that we have no actuall idea of who is in control or what not

(OP) I think that unless a source is found, it should be changed to government control. It's not like ISIS has been entrenched there for 7 months. Besides, I can't find any sources except this one, which shows one suicide bombing on government troops that were already there. I think this indicates it is government controlled. Can it be changed? 2601:0:B200:F7D9:F19A:3146:52EC:F471 (talk) 01:41, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 0ali1 (talk • contribs) 13:28, 17 January 2015‎

Al Mada'in
{ lat = "33.15", long = "44.616", mark = "Location dot red.svg", marksize = "5", label = "Al-Mada'in", link = "Al-Mada'in", label_size = "0" }, http://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2014/12/25/turkey-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-baghdad indicates that al-Mada'in is still in government control, as we probably would've heard if ISIS took control of it. The suicide bomb was directed at a pro-government militia, which means ISIS doesn't control it. Source provided, change to red, please. 2601:0:B200:F7D9:F19A:3146:52EC:F471 (talk) 01:40, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * I think also that al Mada'in can be switched to government controlled8fra0 (talk) 17:07, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Muqdadiyah contested
User Lindi29 has been complaining about discussing sources before editing the map, but meanwhile he has edited Muqdadiyah (not a small town but a big city with 300000 inhabitants) switching the city to IS controlled without any proper source. The only source provided is a twitter source (https://twitter.com/EjmAlrai/status/557096636732964865), not confirmed by any of the main media outlets. The source itself does not state that the city is fully contreolled by IS. According to the last ISW report (13/01/15) Muqdadiyah is contested. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-92aHonEfVSM/VLWNbcLl9qI/AAAAAAAAChk/LMVfh3z_E9E/s1600/2015-01-13%2BControl%2BZone%2BMap.png%2BHIGH-01.png 8fra0 (talk) 16:43, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * We have disscus it.And this twittter source is a reliable source and can be used editing big cities.You edited Haditha without any disscusion on the talk page.here.Lindi29 (talk) 16:50, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * If you read the talk page it was agreed that Muqdadiyah is contested, not IS held.8fra0 (talk) 17:03, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * ✅ Lindi29 (talk) 17:13, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 January 2015
{ lat = "33.15", long = "44.616", mark = "Location dot red.svg", marksize = "5", label = "Al-Mada'in", link = "Al-Mada'in", label_size = "0" }, http://www.dailysabah.com/diplomacy/2014/12/25/turkey-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-baghdad indicates that al-Mada'in is still in government control, as we probably would've heard from somewhere else if ISIS took or still has control of it. The suicide bomb was directed at a pro-government militia, which means ISIS doesn't control it. Source provided, change Al-Mada'in from black to red, please. 2601:0:B200:F7D9:E89A:8DE0:5A95:CF19 (talk) 22:40, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done  B E C K Y S A Y L E S  03:20, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Is Abu Ghraib contested?
The contested icon is intended to show active fighting, on or near a day-to-day basis. Similar to al-Mada'in, Abu Ghraib has been marked as contested for the past 6 months, which was before we had semicircle siege icons. I haven't found any evidence online that there is a fight ongoing at Abu Ghraib, and I personally think that it is held by the ISF, with ISIS attacks coming from the west. I think it should be marked red with a black semicircle to the left. Thoughts? 2601:0:B200:F7D9:5901:A227:C2A0:DEE7 (talk) 21:10, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

Suggestion: date marks on map
I don't know how much use, or how practical this would be, but I think it might be a good idea to put a date on marks on the map, particularly besieged and fighting symbols, to show when we last had information on them. I believe this would help us identify areas that may have had a change in situation since we last got information on them here. Thoughts? John Smith the Gamer (talk) 23:56, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Interesting idea. They would have to not interfere with viewing of the map, though. It's already pretty crowded as it is, so if this is done, the date marks need to look inconspicuous. 2601:0:B200:F7D9:F19A:3146:52EC:F471 (talk) 01:39, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

I was thinking of a time stamp that wouldn't be visible on the map or only showed on mouse-over. Otherwise it'd clutter this map and negatively impact the maps made using this. John Smith the Gamer (talk) 22:51, 20 January 2015 (UTC)

Oh. A mouse over is a good idea.2601:0:B200:F7D9:34FA:6BF0:637A:7BB8 (talk) 12:42, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

North of Mosul
Anyone have any luck locating these 4 villages? I'm not having any luck. Akerbeltz (talk) 21:17, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
 * The last two villages (Shahiye and hasan Jalad) are already added. Wakrish seem to be a corrupt form of Kafrish which is located 5 km southwest of Shahiye. Sder may be same as Der, 2 km southeast of Wanah.
 * Today there are news that Peshmerga is advancing towards Kask military base and even indicate Talafar being besieged. Roboskiye (talk) 12:48, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

Nukhayb
Please see:
 * Iraqi forces drive ISIL from 3 Anbar cities
 * The Suwaif border post, which is only open to traffic during Haj, is 40 km from Arar and 80 km from the Iraqi city of Al-Nukhayb, which is held by the government
 * The Suweif border post, which Reuters visited in July and is only open to traffic during the annual haj pilgrimage, is 40 km (25 miles) from the Saudi city of Arar and 80 km from the Iraqi city of al-Nukhayb, which is held by the government
 * --Nerêo (talk) 06:36, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

keski and eski mosul
eski mosul and kasik were both taken a few days ago by peshmerga. They are no longer under isis control, this was confirmed by many news outlets as well as masrur barzani himself on the press event they held after the offensive. The kasik army base however i dont think has been taken which is just slightly west of the town
 * It looks like Kasik has been taken today, no further info about Eski Mosul. Let's wait for more sources however. 8fra0 (talk) 20:20, 23 January 2015 (UTC)


 * Some pro-ISIS users frequently revert Eski Mosul to ISIS control using a twitter link. Here is a video about Eski Mosul under peshmerga control: http://rudaw.net/arabic/kurdistan/2301201510 any more questions? Roboskiye (talk) 22:20, 23 January 2015 (UTC)


 * I've edited Eski Mosul, still waiting for reliable confirmation about Kasik (Kiske) --8fra0 (talk) 23:26, 23 January 2015 (UTC)

kasik is 100% taken, it was taken on friday unlike the other areas that were taken 2 days ago. Rudaw showed footage on their channel of soldiers securing it. Kasike is pretty much 4 parts or areas, all 4 have been taken. There is an army base next to it which i don't think has been taken but the report mentioned that they wouldnt attack tel afar from kasike, so it most likely will be towards saddams old army base( still functions as an army base )

there is also numerous reports that the road from telafar to mosul has been cut, by many major news outlets and that road goes through kaske. So that pretty much confirms it Ownyaah (talk) 00:33, 24 January 2015 (UTC)


 * The Kasik military base as well as Kasik refinery are no longer under ISIS control. They have abandoned the area: According to Asset Sources Conflict Report, ISIS has abandoned the military base at al-Kasik and the oil refinery both west of Mosul. Prior to abandoning the facilities, the Conflict Report stated, "ISIS militants inflicted material damage to the base and the refinery before abandoning the structures." ISIS has transferred oil refining machinery and military supplies from the oil refinery and military base in al-Kasik to ISIS-controlled areas of Syria. http://newsblaze.com/story/20150123044616kaj1.nb/topstory.html
 * About the village of Kasik, I must agree with Owniyaah. To control the Kasik Junction one must first control the village itself. Also we have source for village of Shindokha under Peshmerga control. http://www.shafaaq.com/sh2/index.php/news/kurdistan-news/89975-q-q-.html Shindokha is almost attached to Kasik, only 100 meters distance. Roboskiye (talk) 12:02, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Finally, we've got non-Kurdish sources confirming Kask military base under Peshmerga control: http://www.bbc.co.uk/arabic/middleeast/2015/01/150124_iraq_is_diyala http://www.palestineafree.com/index.php?id=37277#.VMOtHv7F870  Roboskiye (talk) 14:36, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Tuz Khurmatu and Bashir
Are there any sources that there is actually fighting here between peshmerga and isis? Last thing I heard about Tuz Khurmatu was around 20 days ago when an Imam was killed by alleged shia millitia and there were protests against it. Doesn't sound like a battlefield. I have not been able to find any new sources from 2015.


 * The only thing I can find is a ref to an IED going off which makes it sound to me like it isn't controlled by ISIS. Akerbeltz (talk) 21:15, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

I agree. There are no recent sources that say that ISIS is in controle of at least Tuz Khurmatu or that there is even fighting there. On the contrary, your source indicates that there is no fighting in Tuz Khurmatu, and so does the other Iraq War map here on wikipedia. I will change Tuz Khurmatu to yellow as there is no evidence for any ongoing or recent fighting there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mozad655 (talk • contribs) 17:31, 24 January 2015‎


 * You mean Taza Xurmatu not Tuz Xurmatu?! There is about 60 km distance between the two towns. Roboskiye (talk) 17:52, 24 January 2015 (UTC)


 * None of Taza or Tuz are contested. Both are under firm Peshmerga control. Same is true for villages of Sultan Abdulla, Duweyzat and Tal Shawir, immediately east of Tigris. Roboskiye (talk) 17:56, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Any news on Bashir though? Most recent news on Bashir that I could find is http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/kurdish-peshmerga-clash-isis-militants-south-kirkuk/. Says “This evening, ISIS militants launched rocket shells against the Kurdish Peshmerga troops in al-Bashir village". Indicates that peshmerga are in the village itself, but were attaced from the outside of the village. No indication that attacks have continued so I suggest we change Beshir back to yellow. Unless someone has news on Bashir that says there is still ongoing fighting. Mozad655 (talk) 19:12, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

As far as Sultan Abdulla, there were heavy clashes earlier in January but I cannot find any sources that indicate fighting is still ongoing. Latest sources that I could find from google mostly confirm that Sultan Abdullah is under pesh without reporting any ongoing battles (http://www.finlandtimes.fi/worldwide/2015/01/22/13536/Security-forces-free-villages-in-northern-Iraq). However this source (http://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.324748.1421749394!/menu/standard/file/situation0118.pdf) reports that pesh tried to recapture it from ISIS on january 17 without reports of outcome. I think the best thing to do is leave Sultan Abdullah as is for the time being or until it becomes more clear. Do you have any sources Roboskiye? Mozad655 (talk) 19:12, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Albu Ghanem
Albu Ghanem in Anbar according to ISW is (by now) government held http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v6KLQ7waEnc/VMAyHcC7iyI/AAAAAAAACk8/gDzrZnogii4/s1600/2015-1-21_HI-01.png but it has been twice switched to contested citing this source: http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/albu-ghanem-tribe-gives-government-5-hours-provide-weapons-threatens-withdraw-battle/ The source provided does not state that the town is contested, so revert to the last reliable source please. --8fra0 (talk) 16:11, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

sorry but iraqinews is the least trustable source there is. Ownyaah (talk) 16:13, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
 * Clearly the source says the are clashes in the town.Beacause no one gives ultimatum if there aren't any clashes between 2 parties.Lindi29 (talk) 20:04, 24 January 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 January 2015
Change

{ lat = "32.040", long = "42.255", mark = "Location dot black.svg", marksize = "6", label = "Nukhayb", link = "Nukhayb" },

to

{ lat = "32.040", long = "42.255", mark = "Location dot red.svg", marksize = "6", label = "Nukhayb", link = "Nukhayb" },

Source: http://al-shorfa.com/en_GB/articles/meii/features/2014/08/26/feature-01

Please change Nukhayb to government control.2601:0:B200:F7D9:A816:54EA:40F1:2784 (talk) 15:54, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

2601:0:B200:F7D9:A816:54EA:40F1:2784 (talk) 15:54, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

''Your source, al-shorfa, is an Iraqi source and because of that it cannot be used to verify gains of the Iraqi Army. The same restriction have been applied to the gains of peshmerga, where kurdish sources cannot be used. Kurdish and Iraqi sources can only be used to verify the gains of the other side, and ISIS-gains.'' Mozad655 (talk) 17:54, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Understood. I personally expect to see independent sources reporting this soon, but for now, we'll wait to change it. 2601:0:B200:F7D9:A816:54EA:40F1:2784 (talk) 18:19, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

... city of al-Nukhayb, which is held by the government
 * Al Arabiya. January 6, 2015
 * Reuters. January 5, 2015
 * --Nerêo (talk) 20:43, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

I think we should wait for more sources beacuase the last attack on the Ar-Ar border makes me doubt about that.Lindi29 (talk) 22:13, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

map bug
The location dot directly north of Mosul and west of Mosul Damn (black with yellow ring) is showing Iraqi insurgency detailed map/doc on mouseover and I can't figure out why. Anyone else have an idea? Akerbeltz (talk) 16:22, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

Baiji, Kubaysa, Al-Husaiyniyah
Please, can someone show the recent sources claiming Baiji is contested( which means daily fight INSIDE the city and that both sides controlling parts of the city itself) and, in Anbar, Kubaysa( taken by IS in September offensive on Hit) and Al-Husaiyniya( east of Rutbah) are now govt-held? Baiji according to the most reliable sources was retaken by IS in December, surely the govt forces are in the outskirts of the city, but without sources saying ISF hold ground inside it, I think the most correct status is a black dot with a partial red circle around...Fab8405 (talk) 16:36, 26 January 2015 (UTC)


 * For Baiji there is this early January report of clashes in the city from ISW: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sb-qd92SAYw/VK2qdyRqFJI/AAAAAAAACgU/N-9lFjAw-eg/s1600/2015-1-4-7%2BSituation%2BReport%2Bhigh.png --8fra0 (talk) 17:28, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

UPDATE 8 FEB 2015 !!

Baiji is now under government control. Please change the colour to red !

source: http://original.antiwar.com/updates/2015/02/08/149-killed-in-iraq-as-security-forces-claim-baiji-again/