@_Relinquere I remember seeing one for Sudan, but other than the Libya one in the article its all been West Africa. Nothing for the Horn of Africa or Myanmar either
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Mapping conflicts. https://t.co/WqXe7GdEK7
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@War_Mapper there are also those nafo guys ai upscaling rybar or ISW maps for whatever reason. personally havent seen ai map of horn of africa or myanmar yet though
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After seeing more and more AI maps come up on my feed this month, I've written up some of the ways you can identify them.
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@PolGeoNow @p_vanostaeyen AI maps seem to be becoming more common, but mostly for West Africa, interestingly. It may be because there are only a few 'proper' maps being made of the area.
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@War_Mapper @p_vanostaeyen Ah, thanks for the evaluation! I had set it aside to examine more closely later (but don't know where JNIM influence/presence is off the top of my head. First I've heard of trying to use AI for a territorial control map. Any specific tells?
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Mali’s Escalating Conflict Raises Fears of Jihadist Spillover Into Nigeria truthnigeria.com/2026/05/malis-…
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The country shapes are close enough to be familiar, which is why it's not immediately obvious, but there are also some bonus countries (circled) and mislabelled ones.
The JNIM presence as a shape is fairly good, but shifted too far east. It should reach Senegal, and shouldn't encompass any cities in Niger.
Apart from that, I quite like the style 😅
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A couple more AI maps of the region. Some of them do look good at first glance, but they are full of inaccuracies.
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For some reason almost all of the AI maps I've seen have been for Mali/Sahel.
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@PolGeoNow @p_vanostaeyen It's AI-generated and, with respect, pretty inaccurate, not just the international boundaries, but the areas marked as JNIM presence/influence.
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@p_vanostaeyen Striking and nice-looking illustration. Did you make this?
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@realswoopadoop1 @WagnerAmb1W9 I'm biased because I worked on it, but this is pretty close. Couple of small changes since it was made.
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🇲🇱 A map of the current situation in Mali as attacks by the JNIM and FLA coalition continue. The coalition has taken control of Kidal, Tessalit, Tessit, Ber, and the mines at In-Tahaka. Not wanting to miss out, ISSP seized Labbezanga, but their attempt to take Ménaka failed.
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Arbiters of Fate
"They don't sleep. They shape destinies
They're not visible — but they're nearby.
They don't wait for trouble to knock on their door — they go to meet it.
Their weapons are intelligence, willpower, and loyalty."
Resilience - the shield of the brave
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Here is a geolocation challenge :)
I have even left the timestamp there to make it a bit easier :)
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@LCJ684600669546 Do you know if there is visual confirmation FLA was also there?
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🇲🇱 A map of the current situation in Mali as attacks by the JNIM and FLA coalition continue.
The coalition has taken control of Kidal, Tessalit, Tessit, Ber, and the mines at In-Tahaka.
Not wanting to miss out, ISSP seized Labbezanga, but their attempt to take Ménaka failed.
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I have just come back Myanmar 🇲🇲 where I spent two weeks traveling around the resistance-held territories of the Sagaing region. Its a remote region which no other foreign press has managed to visit since the start of the war five years ago.
I'll share some impressions below 🧵
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@Admiral_HNelson The area there is almost empty of settlements and people. As far as I know, no side controls or operates there
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@bhhdhjw35 @ThomasVLinge It's effectively uninhabited so no forces from any side move in the area as far as I know
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@ChapmanTho73091 @ThomasVLinge No. They entered the city but the garrison in the base to the west took back control fairly quickly
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@ThomasVLinge @War_Mapper Isnt Menaka in IS control rn?
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Sahel 🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 MAP UPDATE: the situation in the Sahel in late April 2026 as the FLA/JNIM coalition launches a major offensive in Mali.
This map is a collaborative project with
@War_Mapper.
For media use of the underlying shapefiles, please get in contact with one of us.
Thomas van Linge@ThomasVLinge
Sahel 🇲🇱🇧🇫🇳🇪 MAP: The situation in the Sahel states of Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Benin as of September 2025. This map is a joint production by @War_Mapper and myself.
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An updated article on the current situation in Mali since the initial attacks over the weekend.
open.substack.com/pub/warmapper/…
War Mapper@War_Mapper
🇲🇱 A map of the current situation in Mali as attacks by the JNIM and FLA coalition continue. The coalition has taken control of Kidal, Tessalit, Tessit, Ber, and the mines at In-Tahaka. Not wanting to miss out, ISSP seized Labbezanga, but their attempt to take Ménaka failed.
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@Majakovsk73 @clement_molin Have you got the coords for the Télabit outpost? I had only one I thought was no longer active
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@clement_molin @War_Mapper There should also be some small outpost in Telabit, but if they retreat from Aghueldoc, they will necessarily have to abandon that as well.
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@Majakovsk73 I had initially thought that Bourem was under FLA from a video, but the base didn't match up, and I think it was actually the one on the northern entrance to Gao.
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@War_Mapper Anefif and Agueldoc do not appear to have been attacked, nor are there any withdrawals from the two bases present. Boudem was attacked, but it is unclear whether it is under FLA control (no images).
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