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 ...

Somalia is a hidden gem shining like a diamond. The Kenya Center for the Jamaica-based Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center—Eastern Africa is championing resilience, academic ...

In any case, Islamic State in Somalia’s ranks have increased steadily, from an estimated 200-300 fighters in 2016 to about 1,000 as of February 2025, according to reports. Puntland pushes back ...

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 ...

US fighter jets conducted intense airstrikes overnight, as part of counter-terrorism operations, on the Mirali Valley in Bari Province, Puntland State, northeastern Somalia, where ISIS-affiliated ...

FILE - Puntland security forces walk in formation in Balidhidin village, Puntland region, Somalia, on Jan. 26, 2025.

Somalia's state news agency reported on Tuesday that security forces had repelled attacks on military positions in the Hagaaro and Togo-Jecel areas of Puntland's Cal Miskaad mountains. With an ...

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 ...

IS in Somalia - with an estimated 700 to 1,500 fighters in Puntland's mountains - is much smaller than al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, which controls large parts of southern and central 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 international support, according ...