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==Icons available for use on map==

Control ''':''' &nbsp;[[File:Location dot blue.svg|11px]] Israel ; [[File:Dot green 0d0.svg|11px]] Palestine (Ramallah administration); [[File:Location dot greenlime.svg|11px]] HamasPalestine (Gaza administration); [[File:Location dot red.svg|11px]] Hezbollah; [[File:Location dot dark red.svg|11px]] Syria/Lebanon; [[File:Location dot yellow.svg|11px]] Egypt; [[File:Location dot lightslategray.svg|11px]] Popular Forces (Gaza)<br />

Stable mixed control (same colours) ''':''' [[File:Map-ctl2-lime+blue.svg|11px]] [[File:Map-ctl2-blue+bright-green.png|11px]] [[File:Map-ctl2-red+blue.svg|11px]] [[File:Map-ctl2-blue+dark-red.svg|11px]] [[File:Map-ctl2-grey+blue.svg|11px]] &nbsp;

Rural presence ''':'''&nbsp; [[File:3x3dot-blue.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:3x3dot-lime.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:3x3dot-green.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:3x3dot-red.svg|12px]] &nbsp; &nbsp; [[File:4x4dot-blue.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:4x4dot-lime.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:4x4dot-green.svg|12px]]&nbsp; [[File:4x4dot-red.svg|12px]] <br/>

Contested ''':''' [[File:80x80Blue-lime-bluegreen-square-anim.gif|11px]] Israel/Palestine ; [[File:80x80-greenlime-blue-anim.gif|11px]] Israel/Hamas ; [[File:80x80-red-blue-anim.gif|11px]] Israel/LebanonHezbollah ; [[File:Blue-deep-red-square-anim.gif|11px]] Israel/Syria<br/>

Besieged_one_side ''':''' [[File:map-arcNN-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNN-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNN-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNN-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcNE-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNE-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNE-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNE-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcEE-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcEE-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcEE-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcEE-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcSE-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSE-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSE-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSE-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcSS-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSS-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSS-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSS-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcSW-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSW-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSW-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcSW-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcWW-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcWW-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcWW-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcWW-red.svg|11px]]

&nbsp; [[File:map-arcNW-blue.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNW-lime.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNW-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-arcNW-red.svg|11px]] <br />

Besieged ''':''' 2 nested circles: inner controls, outer sieges (or indicates strong enemy pressure) ''':''' [[File:map-circle-blue.svg|12px]] [[File:map-circle-lime.svg|12px]] [[File:map-circle-green.svg|11px]] [[File:map-circle-red.svg|11px]] &nbsp;

Military base ''':''' [[File:Abm-blue-icon.png|13px]] [[File:Abm-lime-icon.png|13px]] [[File:Military-icon-00e000.svg|13px]] [[File:Abm-greenred-icon.png|13px]] [[File:Abm-redyellow-icon.png|13px]]

&nbsp; Strategic hill ''':''' [[File:Map-peak-blue.svg|13px]] [[File:Map-peak-lime.svg|13px]] [[File:Map-peak-green00e000.svg|13px]] [[File:Map-peak-red.svg|13px]] [[File:Map-peak-yellow.svg|13px]] &nbsp; Oil/gas ''':''' [[File:Gota03.svg|13px]] [[File:Gota02.svg|13px]] [[File:Gota01.svg|13px]] <br/>

Airport/Air base (plane) ''':''' [[File:Fighter-jet-blue-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Fighter-jet-lime-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Fighter-jet-green00e000-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Fighter-jet-red-icon.svg|13px]] &nbsp;

Heliport/Helicopter base ''':''' [[File:Helicopter-blue-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Helicopter-lime-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Helicopter-green-icon.svg|13px]] [[File:Helicopter-red-icon.svg|13px]]<br/>

[[File:Anchor_pictogram_blue.svg|12px]] [[File:Anchor_pictogram-00e000.svg|12px]] Major portports or naval basebases ; [[File:Mountain pass 12x12 n.svg|20px]] Border Post ; [[File:Arch dam 12x12 w.svg|16px]] Dam ; [[File:Icon NuclearPowerPlant-blue.svg|12px]] Industrial complex <br>

Small icon within a larger icon''':''' the situation in individual neighbourhood/district

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== Contested icon ==

===Definition===

The purpose of the contested icon ([[File:80x80-grey-black-anim.gif|11px]]) is to show military or civil conflict and militant attacks or rocket attacks in a town.

The purpose of the contested icon ([[File:80x80-grey-black-anim.gif|11px]]) is to show 2 groups of soldiers fighting over control of a town, and that there is a significant number of troops ''inside'' the city actively holding territory. We generally turn a town contested based on ''widespread'' clashes reports. Contested means we cannot say one specific side controls the town. There should be evidence that the enemy is ''inside'' the town, which is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for making a town contested. Contested status is appropriate if the town in question is controlled partly by one party, and partly by another. For example, it could be that one party controls the outer neighborhoods, while the other party holds the city center.

===Examples of cases where the contested icon should ''not'' be used===

* A case where there was no chance of the enemy taking the town over, and only, small clashes were going on in the town. We don´t put towns contested if there are only sporadic clashes. So reports of clashes are not always enough to mark a town as contested.

* A case where there were clashes in a town with a handful of enemy fighters and the clashes were over after some hours. For example if source says: "… at least six insurgents were killed during the clashes … while the rest of militants escaped on Saturday evening”

* A case where there was just one source about clashes in a major town and what occurred was essentially a small firefight. Sleeper cells infiltrated the town and shot at some soldiers, and the soldiers shot back and killed some of them. The source then reports the rest of the fighters as having fled the battlefield. So this was a one-off, hit-and-run attack, not a serious attempt to grab and ''hold'' parts of the town.

* A case where there were many separate reports of rebel ambushes on army checkpoints so this was not a ''seizure of territory'' inside of the town. The rebels do not control any part of the town, so a contested icon is unwarranted.

* A case where the enemy reached city limits. Well, they still haven't entered the city proper (which is the prerequisite for marking the city as "contested") When the city really becomes contested, a bunch of news outlets will be reporting on it. Just because there is enemy at gates does not mean it is contested. The enemy needs to be making progress in the city.

* The evidence should be especially strong to turn a “stronghold” contested. A few clashes, especially on the periphery are not enough. There should be evidence that the enemy can do more than just hit & run attacks. In these cases, a semi-circle is often enough.

===Cities===

[[File:Largecitycontested.png|thumb|250px|right]]TheLarge larger the size of the town, thecities moredo evidencenot isalways neededneed to makebe itmarked contested. Thisin istheir even more so the case for cities. Large cities (such as province capitals) are almost never marked as contestedentirety. Instead we can make image mini-maps for them or put small icons on them to represent neighborhoods that are contested or controlled by a specific party. In contrast, a simple clash report of a small unknown village can turn it contested.

'''For example''', we would not mark as contested a city where a party still controls 95% of the city. Instead we mark specific enemy positions on the outskirts of the city until fighting in the city becomes widespread. As nobody claims there is any fighting inside of the city, it should be marked as colored dot within a siege circle (see Figure 1). Then, advanced points in the city should be marked as small dots in the color of the enemy (or small contested icons). In this specific case, a "contested" icon was added to represent the "west side of the city" that is contested (see Figure 2). This is more informative to our viewers. Since the code puts icons on the map in the order of code lines (starting with first line of code and ending with last line of code), the small "contested" icon should come in the line ''after'' that of the (large) city icon. Otherwise, the small icon will be hidden by the large icon and will therefore be invisible.

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== Siege and pressure from one side icons ==

===Definition===

The siege icon ([[File:map-circle-black.svg|12px]]) should be used for towns that are under siege or strong enemy pressure or militant attacks or rocket attacks. The “pressure from one side” icon ([[File:map-arcNE-black.svg|11px]]) should be used for towns that are under enemy pressure from one side.

===How to place these icons===

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A quick look at the map's code will tell you where each town dot is currently linking.

'''Example 1: How to keep town dots linked to the ''latest'' status source when the town has its own Wikipedia article.'''. The example concerns the town of [[Al-Taybah]]. First, notice how there is: link = "[[Al-Taybah#civilwar]]" parameter associated with the code line of town Al-Taybah. As indicated above, this links the Al-Taybah town dot with the war section in the town's Wikipedia article. This parameter does not change over time. However, the war section in the town's Wikipedia article needs to stay ''up-to-date'' in terms of the latest control status and latest associated source. For example, on 20/08/2017 the government took the town. To keep the link up-to-date, this latest event (along with the source) needs to be added to the the war section in the town's Wikipedia article. To accomplish this, notice [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Al-Taybah&diff=796465930&oldid=789256319 the following edit] which added to the article the following text:

<small><nowiki>However, in 20/08/2017, the Army stormed the Taybah area from their positions at the Al-Kom axis, pushing their way through ISIL's front-lines. Unable to maintain their positions, ISIL was forced to retreat from Taybah, leaving the entire area for the Army to take control of after a short battle.<ref>[https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-important-area-besiege-isil-north-palmyra/ Syrian Army liberates important area to besiege ISIL north of Palmyra], Al-Masdar news, 20/08/2017.</ref></nowiki></small>

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Notice how the paragraph starts with the expression ''<nowiki>{{anchor|Kabajeb}}</nowiki>''. This guides the link to put the reader exactly at the beginning of the latest status & source. However, on 2017-09-04, the government took the town from ISIS. So the above link & source is no longer up-to-date. To stay up-to-date, you need to do 2 steps:

Step 1: Write about the new status in some "battle/offensive/etc..." article that relates to the town. Alternatively, you can find an up-to-date text that someone else wrote and procedeproceed to the next step. In our case, you find that someone wrote this updated status in the article [[Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present)]] which states in its code:

<small><nowiki>5th Corps alongside 18th Reserve Division captured the town of Kabajib during midday, while later in the day together with Tiger Forces captured al-Shulah.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/breaking-syrian-army-liberates-strategic-town-en-route-deir-ezzor-city/|title=Breaking: Syrian Army liberates strategic town en route to Deir Ezzor City|date=2017-09-04|work=AMN - Al-Masdar News {{!}} المصدر نيوز|access-date=2017-09-04|language=en-US}}</ref></nowiki></small>

This is exactly what we need. Therefore, we procedeproceed to the next step.

Step 2: In the map code, we need to update the link parameter to point to the new status in the new article. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Module:Syrian_Civil_War_detailed_map&diff=799666773&oldid=799624578 This edit] does this. As you can see, the link was changed from link="[[Deir ez-Zor offensive (April–July 2014)#Kabajeb]]" to link="[[Central Syria campaign (July 2017–present)#Kabajeb]]". However, for this to work, we need to also put the expression <nowiki>{{anchor|Kabajeb}}</nowiki> at the beginning of the part in the new article that talks about the new status. This is done in [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Syria_campaign_(July_2017%E2%80%93present)&diff=799653245&oldid=799649953 this edit].

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