In the report, Puntland is mentioned only twice —not as a Federal Member State, but once as “Puntland region”— to highlight data collection constraints that prevented the SNBS from gathering relevant ...

Bosaos (Smn) — ISIS fighters have reportedly attacked a Puntland military base, signaling a shift in guerrilla tactics after losing direct battles. The militants raided the military base in the ...

Mogadishu — U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and Somali government forces have conducted a joint operation targeting ISIS militants in the Calmiskaad Mountains of the Bari region in Puntland ...

Somali-born cleric Abdul Qadir Mumin, head of the Islamic State group in East Africa, in 2016. © Simon Maina/AFP As the Islamic State establishes a major cell in ...

The Islamic State in Somalia, founded in 2015 by Sheikh Abdulqader Muumin, capitalised on Puntland’s smuggling networks and rugged terrain to grow. Before the establishment of the Islamic State in ...

The Islamic State in Somalia is an affiliate of the transnational militant group Islamic State, known in short as ISIS. Based in the semi-autonomous northern Somalia territory of Puntland, the ...

GAROWE, Somalia - Puntland police on Thursday seized a stolen bus and arrested several militiamen following a gunfight at a checkpoint in Garowe. The vehicle, which had been taken from the Office of ...

Puntland is the hub of communication and maritime trade between Somalia and Yemen, as well as the wider Middle East. Smuggling has gone on in the region for centuries. The rugged terrain is ideal ...