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

Each region has its governance structure, security apparatus, and political trajectory.Rather than continuing to pursue an outdated dream of centralized unity, this article proposes a pragmatic ...

Then there’s the map In a particularly curious editorial choice ... and the timing of The Economist’s narrative could not be more consequential. In Puntland, where political landscapes are as complex ...

Indeed, foreign support would have little impact without effective local forces on the ground with the political will to sustain the campaign. Just as Puntland has done before, so too is it now ...

Additionally, the decline of Al-Qaeda’s influence on the “jihadist” map and the killing ... mobilization towards political issues that were agreed upon, rather than focusing on disarming Al-Shabaab, ...

Mourabet observes that this statement reveals a lack of decisiveness and a willingness to strike a political deal between Puntland and the U.S. administration, despite the high likelihood of this ...

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 ...

“Somalia’s security challenges are mainly political rather than ... time with the federal states. Puntland has “suspended cooperation” with Mogadishu, and the tensions with Jubbaland are another ...