Evan Centanni (PolGeoNow)<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Somalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Somalia</span></a> govt forces last week captured <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElBur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ElBur</span></a>, last district center in central <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Galmudug" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Galmudug</span></a> region controlled by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AlShabaab" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlShabaab</span></a>, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area. </p><p><a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-army-captures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">voanews.com/a/somali-army-capt</span><span class="invisible">ures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html</span></a> <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/7245333.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">voanews.com/a/7245333.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Though Somalia govt victories in Galmudug region are a big deal, Al Shabaab&#39;s core stronghold area in the south remains largely untouched.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OSINT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/conflictracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>conflictracking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/HornOfAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>HornOfAfrica</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>military</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geography" class="u-url mention">@<span>geography</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/geopolitics" class="u-url mention">@<span>geopolitics</span></a></span></p>