Security experts say the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militant group is capitalising on issues such as severe governance challenges, political instability ... “It has a strong foothold in Somalia’s ...

Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a ...

Puntland has never declared secession from Somalia, but it has made it clear that it will not collaborate with Villa Somalia’s self-serving political agenda. Puntland’s leaders and people refuse to be ...

The offensive is part of a broader campaign aimed at eradicating ISIS militants who have used Puntland’s mountainous terrain as a strategic base for their operations in the Horn of Africa. Somalia’s ...

A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after the IS leadership was targeted with U.S. airstrikes and as security forces ...

The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the Islamic State group. US President Donald ...

Israel is considering plans to send Gazans to Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia, after Donald Trump ... said Abdallah Naicha, a political analyst. “Even if Morocco is officially ...

Puntland is a member state of Somalia but its relationship with the country’s federal government has been strained by political conflicts and the region is considered semi-autonomous.

Garowe, Somalia — The security forces of the Puntland Government have seized a boat carrying military supplies, including uniforms and other military equipment after the vessel was intercepted ...

The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said United States military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" from the the Islamic State armed… Read more » ...

Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group's assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in the Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Puntland state, Somalia's state news ...