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

Puntland says it also gets no help from the Somali state, which is Africom’s main point of contact. Isolated but determined, Puntland drew up plans to go after the militants in their mountain ...

Saytuun-2 was hijacked on February 17, off Garmaal in the vicinity of Eyl, on the northern coast of the semi-autonomous ...

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 ...

US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the head of the semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday.

In a statement, Somalia's Ministry of Information said that militants used explosives to attack the bases in the Middle ...

During the airstrikes, militants launched drone attacks targeting bases of Puntland security forces in the area ...

February 26, 2025: On New Year’s day the UN authorized a new peacekeeping force of 11,900 troops. In February the U.S. carried out airstrikes against Islamic terrorists in Puntland, which is in ...

Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region announced a major offensive against ISIL and a rival group, the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, in December. An initial assessment of Saturday’s air strikes by the US ...

The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters are flowing in and cash is flowing out.