“The steps taken by Villa Somalia seem to downplay Puntland’s fight against IS. This is part of the Federal Government’s broader policy to undermine federal member states,” he remarked. This sentiment ...

Puntland has never declared secession from Somalia, but it has made it clear that it will not collaborate with Villa Somalia’s self-serving political agenda. Puntland’s leaders and people refuse to be ...

Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump ... said Abdallah Naicha, a political analyst. “Even if Morocco is officially ...

“We’re talking about one [in] Morocco, two [in] Somalia ... 12’s political analyst Amit Segal, who is regarded as close to figures in the Israeli government, posted on X that Puntland ...

Puntland is a member state of Somalia but its relationship with the country’s federal government has been strained by political conflicts and the region is considered semi-autonomous.

a close ally of Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni. This shows how political associations undermine the governance of Somalia's fishing industry. Meanwhile, Chinese vessels continue to be ...

The IS affiliate in Somalia emerged in 2015 as a breakaway faction from al-Shabab, al-Qaida’s East African link, and is most active in Puntland, particularly in the Galgala Mountains, where it has ...

The IS affiliate in Somalia emerged in 2015 as a breakaway faction from al-Shabab, al-Qaida’s East African link, and is most active in Puntland, particularly in the Galgala Mountains ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia ... in the Cal Miskaat mountains in Puntland’s Bari region, according ...