Module talk:Iraqi insurgency detailed map

Page date is out of date in Template "Iraqi insurgency detailed map"

It is not clear whether "Page Date" applies to the map itself, but otherwise the map is undated. It is important to know the "as of" of the map. It is best not to have to resort to the Archives to guess at the "official" date. Note: Since the status of all locations cannot be realistically know in "real time," there is obviously some art to picking a date, if date of last entry is not deemed "best." --- Thanks, PNA

Orange dots?

What are the orange dots in Ninevah Province supposed to represent? 70.59.227.82 (talk) 16:18, 18 October 2017 (UTC)

This is the Ezidixan autonomous region in West Sinjar administered by the Ezidixan People’s Council (EPC) and controlled by YBS and HPG units and was established with the help of Syrian YPG back in 2014.

It officially declared autonomy under Iraqi federal law this summer. It fought against Barzani (and Turkey-supported) Rojava Peshmerga in Sinune a year ago, preventing KRG from entering west-Sinjar.--Niele~enwiki (talk) 09:18, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Desperate need to split KDP and PUK control colours.

The map in northern Iraq has become unmappable without seperating PUK and KDP control. Without this the situation becomes un-understandable and misleading for people watching the map.

I personally think:

• KDP should be a greenish yellow
• EPC (Sinjar Alliance, YBS,HPG,...) should be same yellow as Syrian SDF,YPG as they are supported and established by them.
• PUK needs to be an orangy yellow as they are at this moment closer to Iraqi government.

But without splitting KDP and PUK and merging YBS with SDF's colour, we will get completely stuck in trying to map the new situation.--Niele~enwiki (talk) 09:26, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Kifri?

Is there a source that Kifri is now under Iraqi control? I reverted this change, and was reverted by User:Beshogur without explanation. Rob984 (talk) 14:58, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

I added a source before. If you find Rudaw reporting that it's under Pesh control, then add. But you can't find any source. Beshogur (talk) 18:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

I found the revision, and sorry but a random Twitter account with 500 followers is not a source. Please see WP:RELIABLESOURCE. You changed this less then a week ago so it does not have consensus. I have again reverted this unsourced change. Rob984 (talk) 14:22, 22 October 2017 (UTC)

Qandil

The Qandil mountains are marked on the map as under KRG control, but they are actually controlled by the PKK and PJAK and have been for many years. See [[1]], [[2]]XavierGreen (talk) 17:40, 29 October 2017 (UTC)

Desert villages changed without a source

why are desert villages in Al-Anbar governorate north of the euphrates river and desert villages west of Salaheddine governorate changed from ISIS controlled to Iraqi Government control,is there a reliable source for this change,because i am unaware of such an offensive occurring at this time.Alhanuty (talk) 17:48, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

It was implied in a couple of other sources, including Twitter and a report cited in the main campaign article. The news source reported that ISIL only holds territory in Iraq's Anbar Province, between Rawa and the Syrian border, which means that ISIL no longer controls any territory at all in the Nineveh Governorate. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:07, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

Ain Zalah Oil Field

The Ain Zalah Oil Field is currently depicted as being under Peshmerga control, along with a couple of neighboring villages. However, this report implies that the Peshmerga has already withdrawn from that district entirely? So who currently holds the Ain Zalah District? IF someone wants, feel free to change that area to Iraqi Government control. You can use this source if you want. LightandDark2000 (talk) 01:15, 6 November 2017 (UTC)