Somalia's Minister of Interior, Ali Hoosh, on Monday strongly criticized Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni after the regional leader dismissed the National Consultative Conference in Mogadishu as ...

The town, located in Somalia's autonomous northeastern region of Puntland, was one of numerous areas that soldiers from the regional government have taken back during Operation Hilaac , an ongoing ...

The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous northeastern region of Puntland, was one of numerous areas that soldiers from the regional government have taken back during Operation Hilaac ...

On Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The town, located in ...

Addis Ababa, April 2, 2025 (ENA)—A US airstrike in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia has targeted ISIS militants in the Puntland region, officials confirmed Tuesday.

One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia’s Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, who responded with drones, suicide ...

Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland announced Monday that a recent airstrike in the Bari region killed more than 13 foreign Daesh/ISIS fighters. The airstrikes ...

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia - Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased ...

Puntland officials say bases captured, militants killed Importance of IS Somali branch grew in recent years US targeted group in air strikes last week BALIDHIDIN, Somalia, Feb 7 (Reuters ...

Puntland forces in Somalia have taken large swathes of territory from Islamic State. They have asked for international help to fight IS. IS in Somalia is smaller than al-Shabaab. Forces from Somalia's ...

Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group's assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in the Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Puntland state, Somalia's state news ...