Source on your map is an Assad mouthpiece. At times they are truthful, other times when it benefits them, they are not.
No, that is the situation. Just the most useful map.
The worst news for the Kurds there is that there is no news coverage. Best chance is to hold off Turkey and have atrocities on the West’s TVs.
Russia (and China) likes having Turkey fight a US ally, but Syria knows Turkey is liable to stay. They’ve annexed parts of NW Syria before.
It’s a tough situation for the Kurds in Afrin. Doesn’t knock them to point that out.