Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian ...

A US airstrike in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia has targeted ISIS militants in the Puntland region, ...

The Federal Government of Somalia, in collaboration with U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), has successfully executed an ...

After its battlefield defeat, it’s unclear if the Islamic State in Somalia retains the ability to extort money from the ...

Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a ...

Following a 2022 government offensive in the middle part of the country, the situation stabilized and the group was believed to be greatly weakened—but not for long. In the time since, the government ...

BOSASO, Somalia - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) struct several bases controlled by the ISIS militants in Somalia, uplifting the spirits of the local forces, who have religiously fought the group, ...

By the end of March 2025, the Trump administration already launched at least 16 air and drone strikes inside Somalia. In comparison, the Biden administration only launched 10 strikes in 2024.

EDITORIAL | For over 26 years, Puntland, a federal state of Somalia, has independently defended its borders and safeguarded its people without meaningful support from the central government in ...