BOSASO, Somalia - Resilient Puntland forces seized an ISIS militants training camp within the state, authorities confirmed, in the latest significant development, which comes at the time the country ...

The ISIS militants, mostly foreigners, had established more permanent bases in Puntland state, with the ultimate goal being destabilization of the northern state of Somalia — the most stable federal ...

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 ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State organization, which entered its second phase in ...

Bosaso (WDN)- Puntland forces are advancing from all directions around the Miraale Well, where ISIS (Daesh) fighters remain isolated. The final phase of liberating the remaining Daesh militants in the ...

FILE – Puntland security forces parade newly trained soldiers and equipment to combat Islamic State in Bosasso, Puntland region, Somalia, on Jan. 30, 2025. WASHINGTON — One month ago, on the morning ...

Fighters of the proscribed extremist group ISIS have left behind foreign passports as they died or fled a rain of aerial raids in Puntland, Somalia. This week, Puntland Forces continued their scorched ...

In a November 2024 Pan-African Parliament meeting in Midrand, a guest from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora asked a simple but profound question to the continental MPs: “Why is Pan-Africanism declining?” ...

Bosaso (WDN) Recent reports from Puntland reveal that U.S. airstrikes on the Almaiskaad Mountains have inflicted unprecedented losses on ISIS (Daesh) militants. The strikes, which took place on ...

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. The operation, ...