Local politicians call move a bid to swindle their territory without their ...

Following a 2022 government offensive in the middle part of the country, the situation stabilized and the group was believed to be greatly weakened—but not for long. In the time since, the government ...

A US airstrike in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia has targeted ISIS militants in the Puntland region, ...

In the letter, Somalia offers “exclusive operational control” over the Berbera and Baledogle air bases and the ports of ...

Since December, Puntland reported killing 100 ISIS militants, most of them foreign. ISIL in Somalia has become a key part of the global network, targeted by recent U.S. airstrikes. The group has grown ...

Al-Shabaab is rapidly closing in on Mogadishu, threatening commercial and military shipping in the Gulf of Aden and Arabian ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State ...

A transitional parliament for Somalia -- the first since the Horn of Africa country dissolved into chaos in 1991 -- was formally inaugurated in the neighboring state of Djibouti on Sunday. Djibouti's ...

The offer is intended to counter Islamist militants and prevent external competitors from establishing a presence in the ...

Kenyan police say armed militants from Somalia have raided a Kenyan police camp near the border, killed six reservists and seized weapons NAIROBI, Kenya -- Armed militants from Somalia raided a ...

Six police personnel in north-east Kenya have been killed after assailants attacked a base near the border with Somalia, a regional official said. No group has claimed responsibility, but Garissa ...

Puntland is the hub of communication and maritime trade between Somalia and Yemen, as well as the wider Middle East. Smuggling has gone on in the region for centuries. The rugged terrain is ideal ...