Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) · @polgeonow
47 followers · 94 posts · Server mstdn.social#Somalia govt forces last week captured #ElBur, last district center in central #Galmudug region controlled by #AlShabaab, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area.
https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-army-captures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html https://www.voanews.com/a/7245333.html
Though Somalia govt victories in Galmudug region are a big deal, Al Shabaab's core stronghold area in the south remains largely untouched.
#OSINT #conflictracking #geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #Africa #military @geography @geopolitics
#military #Africa #hornofafrica #geopolitics #geography #conflictracking #osint #alshabaab #galmudug #elbur #Somalia
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) · @polgeonow
27 followers · 70 posts · Server mstdn.social
#Russia's #WagnerGroup mercenary force claimed to have taken over all military sites in Russia's city of #Rostov-on-Don today after crossing the border from #Ukraine on professed mission to overthrow "incompetent" Russian military leadership. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/24/why-wagner-mercenary-force-has-moved-against-russias-military
#conflictmapping #conflictracking #osint #geography #Ukraine #rostov #wagnergroup #Russia