GAROWE, Somalia - Puntland, a federal state in northeastern Somalia, banned undocumented foreigners from entering its territory on Thursday after its troops killed dozens of foreign ISIS fighters in ...
A spokesperson for security operations in the Puntland region, Brigadier General Mohamud Mohamed Ahmed, disclosed the death toll in an interview VOA’s Somali Service. “The strike carried out ...
A senior ISIL (ISIS) commander in Somalia has been captured, police and state media have said, as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against the group. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid ...
Washington — One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia's Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, who responded with drones ...
The ISIS militants, mostly foreigners, had established more permanent bases in Puntland state, with the ultimate goal being destabilization of the northern state of Somalia — the most stable federal ...
Mogadishu, Somalia — Somali lawmaker Mohamed Hassan Murjaan, a member of the Federal Parliament, has accused the Somali government of failing to provide sufficient support to Puntland in its ...