The Federal Government of Somalia, in close coordination with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has confirmed two targeted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia militants in the Puntland region.

In a moment hailed as a triumph for peace and stability, the Puntland government has celebrated a decisive victory over ISIS ...

Puntland regional forces have launched a major military operation targeting ISIS militants hiding in the rugged Cal-Miskaad ...

Puntland’s declared the successful completion of the third phase of Operation Calmiskaad, following the full recapture of ...

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 3 April 2024 Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the ...

Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom companies to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented people and Islamic State ...

The struggle to contain this rising threat has fallen to forces in Puntland, a remote, semiautonomous region in one of the world’s poorest, weakest nations. Puntland’s soldiers are now locked ...

Pressure is mounting on the Puntland State Government to engage with the Federal Government of Somalia and commit to ...

Puntland regional security forces have killed several fighters from the Islamic State (IS) affiliate in Somalia during a planned military operation in the rugged Cal Miskaad mountain range, officials ...

More than two dozen people were killed during heavy fighting in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland. Clashes broke out on Tuesday in the state capital Garowe as the local parliament ...

Puntland forces in Somalia have taken large swathes of territory from Islamic State. They have asked for international help to fight IS. IS in Somalia is smaller than al-Shabaab. Forces from Somalia's ...

Trump said the hit, less than two weeks into his term, had targeted a senior IS attack planner and other militants in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland and had "destroyed the caves they ...