Experts and participants voiced deep concern over the loss of native species and the degradation of ecosystems, driven primarily by habitat destruction, overexploitation of natural resources, and the ...

Puntland declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia in 1998 amid the ongoing Somali civil war and has since achieved relative stability compared with the other parts of the country, which ...

Puntland declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia in 1998 amid the ongoing Somali civil war and has since achieved relative stability compared with the other parts of the country, which ...

The risk of outside interference All in all, Puntland has leveraged past success fighting jihadist groups in making remarkable progress in its fight against Islamic State in Somalia.

Puntland’s success in combating a growing Islamic State group presence in the northeastern region is particularly notable given the relative lack of success of the central Somali government’s ...

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.

FILE - Puntland security forces parade newly trained soldiers and equipment to combat Islamic State in Bosasso, Puntland region, Somalia, on Jan. 30, 2025.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 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.

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 ...