In an interview with VOA’s Somali Service, a spokesperson for Puntland security operations, Brigadier General Mohamud Mohamed ...

China's special envoy for the Horn of Africa Xue Bing has visited Somalia to assure the nation of Beijing's support, amid growing support in Washington for recognition of the breakaway region of ...

The country is shaped like the figure “7”, or an open jackknife. The northern and eastern boundaries of Somalia are the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean respectively. The total coastline is ...

Militants in Somalia staged an attack in the semi-autonomous northern Puntland state, local officials said Tuesday, saying the soldiers were linked to the militant Islamic State group. The Islamic ...

The government of Puntland had last week issued a strong warning against the terrorists who have been causing mayhem within northern Somalia. Images from the scene confirm the identities of the ...

The Islamic State released images of 12 men who took part in its recent suicide assault in northern Somalia. All of them were ...

The Islamic State has a relatively small presence in Somalia compared to the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab, but experts have warned of increasing activity from the group. The attack in the Puntland ...

A majority of the newcomers are said to be from the Middle East and eastern and northern Africa. IS in Somalia was formed in October 2015 by a group of former al-Shabab fighters led by the cleric ...