>80% of Middle Shabelle was under Al Shabaab in 2022. Today only west of the river (<10%) which is Gaaljecel land is under AS. Just yesterday Harti Abgaal politicians and military officials were deep in Aadan Yabaal miyi near the border with Galgaduud. You cannot discredit the accomplishments in Middle Shabelle no matter how hard you try.https://acleddata.com/explorer/
Xasan Sheekh ramped up the war against Al Shabab. This led to higher fatalities among SNA, civilians and clan militia. The territorial gains from this have been negligible, while the human costs have been very high.
It is better to not do anything than to try and fail. The SNA is now weaker than it was when Culusow came to power.