Updated 26/12/2017 for the end of the year. More end of year maps will be coming soon.

The top map shows advancements made by the Syrian Arab Army and other pro-Government forces in Syria by year in the civil war. The lighter the colour, the sooner the advancement in that area occurred and the darkest colour represents areas that have been controlled by the SAA for the entire war. Note that some areas have been retaken multiple times. For example, Palmyra was initially retaken from ISIS in March 2016 but they took it back in December and then the SAA retook it again in March 2017. For these cases, only the latest retaking is showed. All the other colours are areas controlled by other forces, such as the SDF, HTS and ISIS.The map below shows all cities above 25k in terms of population and it tells you when the SAA retook it.If I have missed something please tell me. Especially if it's before mid-2013 where information is a lot harder to find.