By Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday against the Islamic State in northern ... complex in the Puntland region of northern Somalia, months ...

Boosaaso (PP News Desk) — A Chinese fishing vessel, Liaoning, with a crew of 18 which that was hijacked off the coast of Puntland State of Somalia in November ... vessel’s history of fishing in Somali ...

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

BALIDHIDIN, Somalia (Reuters) - Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw ...

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 ...

Nearly 70 people were killed and up to 50 others wounded during 24 hours of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region, officials said Wednesday.

Somalia's northeastern Puntland region announced a major offensive against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group, the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, in December and claims to have since captured ...