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Summary

Description

English: This is intended as a map of the current (as of 2024) civil war in Somalia.

Under control of the Somali government and Allies

Under control of Al-Shabaab

Under control of the self-declared state of Somaliland

Contested between Somali government and Al-Shabaab

Under control of Islamic State

The factual accuracy of this description or the file name is disputed.

Reason: It is not clear that this much-edited map accurately represents the state of the war at any particular date, or even some particular entity or entities' claims about the state of the war at any particular date.

Date

February 2016 (vector map) [Note: See file history for date of most recent revision]

Source

Citing @ActaFabulae, Somaliland borders citing Somaliland (orthographic projection).svg.

Author

Ali Zifan (vectorized map)

Other versions

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Somali
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South Sudan
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Note: Comments "areas of activity" means that this is not territorial control is shown.

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Category:Conflicts in 2025 (with list of countries in ongoing armed conflicts)
Template:City maps of ongoing civil wars (Local maps)

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:17, 3 March 2025	512 × 650 (187 KB)	Hawkers994	Latest capture of the towns balad
	11:09, 29 August 2024	512 × 650 (199 KB)	Ecrusized	Fix the location of a Gebilay
	11:16, 28 August 2024	512 × 650 (202 KB)	Ecrusized	Update map. Previous file did not cite any references.
	14:30, 31 May 2024	634 × 805 (210 KB)	Wowzers122	Reverted to version as of 08:41, 2 March 2024 (UTC) Khatumo controls more https://www.crisisgroup.org/sites/default/files/2023-10/on-the-horizon-october-2023%204.pdf
	02:53, 7 April 2024	512 × 650 (506 KB)	Rnmeow	Reverted to version as of 08:51, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
	08:41, 2 March 2024	634 × 805 (210 KB)	Sloanand18	Reverted to version as of 01:34, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
	08:51, 28 February 2024	512 × 650 (506 KB)	Hawkers994	Reverted to version as of 06:46, 12 August 2020 (UTC) incorrect map there us no gabiley under berbera
	04:01, 11 February 2024	634 × 805 (210 KB)	Socialwave597	Reverted to version as of 17:53, 19 January 2024 (UTC) this map is old
	06:26, 10 February 2024	512 × 650 (506 KB)	Subayerboombastic	Reverted to version as of 20:27, 18 January 2024 (UTC) Sources needed for Sanaag portion of this map. What evidence is there that Somaliland was pushed back in Sannag?
	17:53, 19 January 2024	634 × 805 (210 KB)	Sifeeye	See talk section for my sources, it's absurd that Hawkers994 is clinging to a four year old version and refusing to consider any new sources.