The Somali region’s leaders vow to keep pressure on the IS hub, which is seen as a key spoke in the Islamic State network ...
One month ago, on the morning of Feb. 4, forces from Somalia's Puntland region attacked Islamic State terror group fighters, ...
The Somali forces from the semi-autonomous Puntland region have made significant gains against Islamic State (IS) militants ...
A senior defense official who spoke in confidence indicated Washington is prepared to potentially lend additional help.
BOSASO, Somalia - An underground bunker believed to have been the main operation center for ISIS top leadership was ...
Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a ...
Somalia's forces launch a sweeping offensive in Puntland, killing hundreds of ISIL fighters and reclaiming territory.
The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces repelled the assault and airstrikes ...
The struggle to contain this rising threat has fallen to forces in Puntland, a remote, semiautonomous region in one of the world’s poorest, weakest nations. Puntland’s soldiers are now locked ...
Since then, U.S. Africa Command said it conducted several other airstrikes in coordination with the government of Somalia to ...
Puntland's military spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday that the security forces had killed at least 85 IS militants in battles over the past two days, while 17 soldiers also died.