Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region.

The lucky ones migrate outside the conflict zone—on harrowing journeys to refugee camps in Kenya or Yemen, or to Somaliland, the breakaway republic that once formed Somalia's northern swath.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast in November ... district in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, a territory in Somalia’s northeast.

"The pro-Somali government forces were later overpowered after the fighting spread in other areas inside town," he added. Somalia is a federation of semi-autonomous member states -- Puntland ...