In an interview with VOA’s Somali Service, a spokesperson for Puntland security operations, Brigadier General Mohamud Mohamed ...
terming the successes achieved in northern Somalia as 'impressive'. Puntland severed ties with the Federal Government and has been walking a lonely journey in the fight against Al-Shabaab and ISIS ...
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 ...
Traditional livelihoods are shaped by geographic and climatic conditions: while northern Somalia is mainly arid and semi-arid land, southern Somalia has higher agricultural potential, due to ...
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 ...