<p>Last week we published a set of three in-depth <a href="/tags/map/" rel="tag">#map</a> reports covering territorial control across <a href="/tags/somalia/" rel="tag">#Somalia</a>'s claimed territories from 2023 to present. The June 2024 report is free for all readers, and shows the height of "<a href="/tags/islamicstate/" rel="tag">#IslamicState</a>" (<a href="/tags/isis/" rel="tag">#ISIS</a>/<a href="/tags/isil/" rel="tag">#ISIL</a>) control in the country: </p><p><a href="https://www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/somalia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/soma</span><span class="invisible">lia-territorial-control-map-2024-isis-shabaab.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/hornofafrica/" rel="tag">#HornOfAfrica</a> <a href="/tags/cartography/" rel="tag">#cartography</a> <a href="/tags/maps/" rel="tag">#maps</a> <a href="/tags/geography/" rel="tag">#geography</a> <a href="/tags/somaliland/" rel="tag">#Somaliland</a> <a href="/tags/puntland/" rel="tag">#Puntland</a> <a href="/tags/ssc_khaatumo/" rel="tag">#SSC_Khaatumo</a> <a href="/tags/mapping/" rel="tag">#mapping</a> @geography @cartography @geopolitics <a href="/tags/alshabaab/" rel="tag">#AlShabaab</a> <a href="/tags/alqaeda/" rel="tag">#AlQaeda</a> <a href="/tags/security/" rel="tag">#security</a> <a href="/tags/osint/" rel="tag">#OSINT</a></p>
Bad news: Syria & Islamic State. "This is a threat against you wherever you are"
<p>Honestly, I think the liberation of Islamic State/Daesh by Turkish-backed Syrian jihadists worry me more than the latest Twitter stunts about Greenland.</p><p>We *really* don't want to have the<br>Islamic state resurrected just because of Erdogan's geopolitic ambitions. Have we forgotten how the Kurdish and Syrian fighters liberated the world from this menace?</p><p>As <span class="h-card"><a href="https://todon.eu/@b9AcE" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>b9AcE</span></a></span> wrote somewhere today: "This is a threat against you wherever you are."</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/@b9AcE/115922060006439019" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="todon.eu/@b9AcE/115922060006439019"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">todon.eu/@b9AcE/11592206000643</span><span class="invisible">9019</span></a></p><p>The (naturally imperfect) project of Rojava is an example for a positive society in the region and the world. Now is the moment to show them our support.</p><p>Accounts to follow for news about Rojava and the conflict in Syria:<br> <br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@a_in_nes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>a_in_nes</span></a></span> (very good english coverage)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@KCK_Kurdistan_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>KCK_Kurdistan_</span></a></span> (ENG)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://masto.es/@ksild" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ksild</span></a></span> (ES)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@newsblogkurdistan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>newsblogkurdistan</span></a></span> (DE)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://ohai.social/@wdr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>wdr</span></a></span> (DE)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rofaustin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rofaustin</span></a></span> (PT)<br><span class="h-card"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@Libre_Flot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Libre_Flot</span></a></span> (FR)<br> <br>feel free to recommend other accounts below! <img src="https://neodb.social/media/emoji/kolektiva.social/rojava3.png" class="emoji" alt=":rojava3:" title=":rojava3:"> </p><p><a href="/tags/daesh/" rel="tag">#Daesh</a> <a href="/tags/islamicstate/" rel="tag">#IslamicState</a> <a href="/tags/isil/" rel="tag">#ISIL</a> <a href="/tags/hts/" rel="tag">#HTS</a> <a href="/tags/syria/" rel="tag">#Syria</a> <a href="/tags/kurdistan/" rel="tag">#Kurdistan</a> <a href="/tags/ypg/" rel="tag">#YPG</a> <a href="/tags/ypj/" rel="tag">#YPJ</a> # SDF <a href="/tags/riseup4rojava/" rel="tag">#Riseup4Rojava</a> <a href="/tags/turkey/" rel="tag">#Turkey</a> <a href="/tags/turkyie/" rel="tag">#Turkyie</a> <a href="/tags/erdogan/" rel="tag">#Erdogan</a> <a href="/tags/jolani/" rel="tag">#Jolani</a></p>
