“It has a strong foothold in Somalia’s Puntland region, where it is said to bankroll Africa ... according to the Islamic State Worldwide Activity Map by Washington Institute scholar Aaron Zelin.

ISIS terrorists initially attempted to engage Puntland soldiers but were overrun. Mobile phones, explosives, maps, registers and solar panels were found in several makeshift sheds used by ISIS as ...

ISIS terrorists fled the camp, leaving behind devices, maps and registers written in Somali and Arabic. The Puntland State government has not disclosed the content of the written materials. One of the ...

Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom companies to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented people and Islamic State ...

Puntland police have denied reports that Ethiopian nationals were killed in the region, calling the claims "false." However, they acknowledged that a "minor incident" involving people throwing stones ...

Three Ethiopian nationals were killed over two days in Somalia's Puntland region amid accusations of "links to the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS)," while several Ethiopians have reportedly been ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A security officer in Somalia says that Puntland forces shall eventually defeat ISIS militants, following the activation of Operation Hilaac which means Lightning in the mountains ...

OP-ED| The recent tragedy of around 140 dolphins washing ashore along Puntland’s coastline, where 30 were returned to the sea while the rest tragically perished, is more than just a distressing event; ...

The army of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in Somalia said Friday they had taken control of a "strategic mountain command base" of the Islamic State group (IS).

*The names of the hijackers are pseudonyms on condition of speaking to Al Jazeera. Mogadishu, Somalia – Liban Hassan* has spent most of his adult life fishing off Somalia’s northeast coast ...

NAIROBI, KENYA - Authorities in Somalia's Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom companies to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented people and ...