In May 2024, the US Africa Command launched an airstrike within the Puntland mountains, which is said to have targeted ...

Puntland's President Said Abdullahi Deni on Wednesday visited soldiers injured during a counter-terrorism operation in the Calmiskaad region of Bari, where they were being treated in a local hospital.

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 ...

U.S. warplanes took aim at the Islamic State affiliate in Somalia, hitting what officials described as high-ranking operatives in the terror group's mountainous stronghold.

Hussein Abshir, a traditional elder from Galkayo, warned of the social unrest that could follow such a plan: “Our region is ...

Puntland forces in Somalia say 57 foreign fighters were killed in military operation against IS stronghold recently targeted ...

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia (Reuters) - Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from ...

The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in ...

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