Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow) · @polgeonow
28 followers · 72 posts · Server mstdn.social
Popular leader of #Somalia's #Hiiraan (#Hiran) region, after being fired, has unilaterally declared new "#HiiraanState", claiming to be separate from #Hirshabelle state, which it officially forms half of. https://en.halbeeg.com/2023/06/25/beledweyne-is-no-flight-zone-ali-jeyte/
#statehood #admin1 #geography #HornOfAfrica #geopolitics @geography
#geopolitics #hornofafrica #geography #admin1 #statehood #hirshabelle #hiiraanstate #hiran #hiiraan #Somalia
War Noir · @warnoir
259 followers · 123 posts · Server mastodon.social
#Somalia 🇸🇴: A photo shows an ammunition case, allegedly used by Al-Shabaab during the recent clashes in the city of Beerxaano, #Hiiraan (#Hiran).
Militants seemingly used common 7.62x39mm Chinese lead cored ammunition —also apparently produced in 1971 by "Factory 31".