Spheres of Influence in the Middle East and North Africa

RosyMap:

Hi all, here is a map I made showing the current geopolitical situation in MENA (Middle East and North Africa). I used QGIS for my mapping software and either drew in my geospatial data or downloaded it from data.humdata.org.

My sources for the current zones of control in each country are as follows:

Iraq:

• https://acleddata.com/report/leaders-tighten-control-repression-shapes-iraqs-2025-elections

Israel/Palestine:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y00g4x29o

Lebanon:

• https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/lebanon-s-crises-force-hezbollah-turn-inward

Libya: 

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libyan_civil_war_(2014%E2%80%932020))
• https://sahara-overland.com/libya-2/
• https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/libyas-divisions-harden/

Somaliland:

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14115069

Sudan:

• https://sudan.liveuamap.com/
• https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/conflict-sudan-map-regional-and-international-actors
• https://themedialine.org/top-stories/iran-regains-foothold-in-sudan-as-rsf-completes-darfur-conquest-with-ethnic-massacres/

Syria:

• https://syria.liveuamap.com/
• https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/implications-recent-violence-suwayda

Yemen:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_civil_war_(2014%E2%80%93present))

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