And of course (for subscribers) a current edition of the #Somalia control map, showing situation in June 2025, months into #Puntland's Operation #Hilaac against #ISIS/#ISIL, and after #AlShabaab's massive resurgence in regions around #Mogadishu. More info: https://www.polgeonow.com/2025/06/june-2025-somalia-control-map-timeline.html
#HornOfAfrica #AlQaeda #security #humanitarian #OSINT #mapping #conflictzones #conflictracking #conflictmapping #maps #map
Excellent, serious reporting from journalist Peter Beaumont on #Gaza casualty numbers and what they do and don't mean. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/13/gaza-ministry-revises-figures-for-women-and-children-killed
#GazaWar #Israel #Palestine #IsraelPalestineWar #geopolitics #MiddleEast #OSINT #conflictracking #Mediterranean @geopolitics
#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
#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
Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)
