Sep 3, 2019 #1 9 General Asad And What Is Not There Is Always More Than There. This is the latest edition of the Somalia territorial control map I created and maintain for PolGeoNow. A conservative religious militia nearly reunified the south of the country in the mid-2000s before getting driven out by an Ethiopian intervention, and now the south of the country is divided between a hardline offshoot of the organization (Al Shabaab) and the semi-unified Federal Government of Somalia. On the one hand, increased US airstrikes have given the pro-federal forces a bit of edge for now, but on the other hand, AMISOM is planning to withdraw, which would presumably leave them struggling to do their part on the ground.Any questions about what's going on in Somalia?
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Who is supplying weapons - Chinese? The north was already consolidated into larger self-governed regions by major armed groups before that, and remains so now. I don't know a lot about Africa Geo politics but I want to learn.This looks like it would make a truly epic distribution of electoral votes for political parties.This is the latest edition of the Somalia territorial control map I created and maintain for PolGeoNow.
The goal of the federal government is to gradually unify all the regions under a functioning federal system, which they're arguably making a progress at, and they may succeed at that (though bringing northern Somaliland into the fold looks a long way off, if ever possible at all, since it firmly considers itself a separate independent country).
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Meanwhile, Somaliland in the north considers itself independent, and Puntland state operates mostly independently even while considering itself part of Somalia in principle.Great map! In short: Al Shabaab still controls about as much as in 2017, Somaliland and Puntland's conflict is pretty heated right now, and Galmudug state is in political crisis.
The federal government coalition's position vs. Al Shabaab hasn't really deteriorated, but a lot of foreign journalists don't realize how much rural territory Al Shabaab still has.Somalia is effectively divided into three parts, somewhat following old colonial lines.Oh, and by the way, this map has an accompanying article here, for people interested in what's changed over the past nine months:Puntland is a bit more lawless, and I wouldn't recommend going there.Somalia proper is baaad, and i would advise against visiting unless you go with a serious security detail.There's a place called Lego, cool!It is not a single conflict, but a series of conflicts.As someone said above, Somaliland is somewhat safe.
Kenya and Ethiopia, in addition to being members of AMISOM, have lots of their militaries in the country and are frequently accused of looking after their own interests (Kenya more so than Ethiopia though). This edition of the map also adds in the boundaries of Jubaland, South West, and Hirshabelle states, which were created through the process of federalization.I haven't fallowed this conflict in a long time. Base map by Koen Adams of onestopmap.com, with territorial control by Evan Centanni and Djordje Djukic. 1 of 2 Go to page. Map of territorial control in Somalia, August 2019 (PolGeoNow) Thread starter Apollo; Start date Sep 3, 2019; 1; 2; Next.
The federal government and states' organization has come quite a ways since then too, though the relationship between Mogadishu and the states is in a trough right now. Staff Member Moderator. The article includes discussion of major changes and a timeline of events since last November. I put about 30 hours into creating this map and timeline update, so there's a lot fresh in my mind.Although this is mostly playing out within one country (the timeline also includes cross-border Al Shabaab attacks in Kenya, and major events in Somalia's international relations), Somali politics are of course strongly affected by outside forces, especially since the UN recognized federal government in Mogadishu still relies on the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for security. Latest control map of Somalia Post by SadeSoulja » Fri Oct 25, 2019 7:04 pm when will the whole country become one single colour instead of this rainbow rubbish Has the situation deteriorated since then?For the Last many years there has been a civil war going on in Somalia Proper between the internationally recognized government (supported by the African Union through AMISOM) and Al-Shabaab which is your local islamist group.Puntland as well, the landmass that "mixed/lawless" covers around Qandala is inaccurate.I knew shit was bad over there, but I didn't know it was THAT bad!About 6-8 years ago Al Shabaab lost control of most of the cities and a lot of the major roads, so that might be what you heard about. The article includes discussion of major changes and a timeline of events since last November. 3 1. What is going on in Somalia now?