 | This is a documentation subpage for Module:Syrian Civil War detailed map. It may contain usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original module page. |
For quick reference, this module is transcluded on the following:
- Template:Syrian Civil War detailed map
- Template:Syrian and Iraqi insurgency detailed map
- Template:Syrian, Iraqi, and Lebanese insurgencies detailed map
Rules for editing the map
1-A reliable source for that specific edit should be provided.
a) A well-known source that has a reputation for neutral (not biased) territorial control coverage, can be used (is deemed reliable) for all edits.
b) A well-known source that does not have a reputation for neutral (not biased) territorial control coverage, can be used (is deemed reliable) only for edits that are unfavorable to the side it prefers (favorable to the side it opposes).
c) A source that is not well-known (or that has proven inaccurate for all edits) cannot be used (is deemed unreliable) for any edit. This includes all maps (see item 2- next).
2-Copying from maps is strictly prohibited. Maps from mainstream media are approximate and therefore unreliable for any edit. Maps from amateur sources are below the standards of Wikipedia for any edit. They violate WP:RS and WP:CIRCULAR.
WP:RS: “Anyone can create a personal web page or publish their own book, and also claim to be an expert in a certain field. For that reason, self-published media, such as books, patents, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, personal or group blogs, Internet forum postings, and tweets, are largely not acceptable as sources.” Source: Wikipedia:Verifiability#Self-published_sources
WP:CIRCULAR: “Do not use websites that mirror Wikipedia content or publications that rely on material from Wikipedia as sources.”
3-WP:POV pushing and intentional misinterpretation of sources will not be tolerated. If you are not sure about what the source is saying, post it on the talk page first so that it would be discussed.
Icons available for use on map
Control : 
Government ; 
Rebels ; 
Kurds ; 
Al-Nusra (JaN) ; 
Islamic State (IS)
Stable mixed control (same colours) : 
Truce : 
Government & rebels stable mixed control (truce)
Rural presence : 
Contested : 
Gov't/main_rebels ; 
gov't/kurds ; 
gov't/JaN ; 
gov't/IS ; 
main_rebels/JaN ; 
main_rebels/IS ; 
kurds/JaN ; 
kurds/IS; 
JaN/IS
Besieged_one_side : 
Besieged : 2 nested circles: inner controls, outer sieges (or indicates strong enemy pressure) : 
Military base : 
Strategic hill : 
Airport/Air base (plane) : 
Heliport/Helicopter base : 
Major port or naval base ; 
Border Post ; 
Dam ; 
Industrial complex
Small icon within a larger icon: the situation in individual neighbourhood/district
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; if not, it will show as 
). Second Syrian transitional government (HTS) & others ; Ba'athist Loyalists & Russian Armed Forces ; 
Syrian National Army (SNA) and Turkish Armed Forces ; Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (SDF) ; Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) ; 
Revolutionary Commando Army (RCA) and United States Armed Forces ; Druze militias ; 
Israel Defense Forces
Contested; Stable mixed control
Inner controls, outer sieges (or strong enemy pressure);
Enemy pressure from one side; Small icon within a larger icon: The situation in individual neighbourhood/district
Airport/Air base; Heliport/Helicopter base;
Military base; Strategic hill; 
Oil/gas;
Industrial complex; Border Post; Major port or naval base;
Dam; Rural presence