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 ...

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 ...

GAROWE, Somalia - Police in Somalia’s federal state of Puntland has dismissed claims that Ethiopian nationals have been killed in the ongoing crackdown against ISIS militants in Puntland, terming the ...

*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 ...

Addis Abeba– 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 ...

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 ...

Garowe, Puntland (WDN)- The Puntland government is intensifying efforts to address the growing challenges posed by illegal immigration, as concerns mount over security threats, economic strain, and ...

The last time South Korea provided “humanitarian assistance worth 500,000 US dollars to Somalia” was in 2012. Puntland Transport Police searched the lorry at Laacdheere checkpoint. Food quality ...

Addis Abeba– 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 ...

Garowe (PP News Desk) — The Nugaal Police have today begun checking the residence status of foreigners in Garowe. The Puntland Interior Ministry Abdi Farah Said issued a directive aimed at preventing ...

Puntland, a semiautonomous state of Somalia that lies due east, disputes some of Somaliland’s territorial claims. Somaliland broke ties with Somalia’s government in Mogadishu after declaring ...

Puntland regional administration has on Thursday displayed a helicopter to assist its forces in their ongoing operations against the Islamic State group in the Bari region. The aircraft will primarily ...