Somalia's forces launch a sweeping offensive in Puntland, killing hundreds of ISIL fighters and reclaiming territory.

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia (Reuters ... SUPPORT The U.S. military has carried out periodic air strikes against the group for years and also helped train Puntland's security forces.

The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, a military official said on Tuesday. Puntland announced a ...

Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group's assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in the Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Puntland state, Somalia's state news ...

has accused the Somali government of failing to provide sufficient support to Puntland in its battle against the militant group Daesh (ISIS). MP Murjaan claimed the government is confused about ...

The strikes were carried out in a northern region of Somalia, where the Puntland Defence Forces have been carrying out operations against IS since December. The radical group is said to have ...

Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in the Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Puntland state, Somalia’s state ...

MOGADISHU, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces ...

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 ...