The army of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in Somalia said Friday they had taken control of a "strategic mountain command base" of the Islamic State group (IS).

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Puntland, a regional member state in Somalia, has rounded up Ethiopian and other foreign nationals for ...

But global security firm EOS Risk Group cited the Puntland Maritime Police Force as saying the ship had been hijacked “near the Garmaal Area within Somali territorial waters” and a report from ...

Authorities in the Somali autonomous region of Puntland said eight foreign militants were killed following an attack by Islamic fighters on security forces early Tuesday. Residents said the attack ...

As counterterrorism operations against the terrorist group identifying itself as the Islamic State in Somalia (ISIS)… Sii akhri ...

But the pirates suffered a reversal of fortunes when international navies began to patrol the seas off Somalia and these days the Puntland Maritime Police Force has a base in Eyl. Most people in ...

From the defiance of Puntland and Jubaland to the geopolitical maneuverings of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Eritrea, Somalia has become the focal point of a high-stakes regional contest. At the same time, ...