The finalization of the SSC-Khaatumo regional administration remains a contentious issue in Somalia's Puntland State, as political disagreements escalate over territorial boundaries and strategic ...

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on July 6, 2025.The airstrike occurred southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, ...

Armed tensions are rising in the strategic town of Ceel-Buh in the Sanaag region, as forces loyal to the Federal Government ...

Recognizing Somaliland is more than a moral imperative for the United States. It is also a strategic opportunity.

By Vladyslav Bondarenko, maritime security specialist and Global Voices contributor.

Two separate Somali sources claimed that Puntland’s President Said Abdullahi Deni did not seek approval from Somalia’s federal government or the Puntland parliament for this arrangement.

Puntland declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia in 1998 amid the ongoing Somali civil war and has since achieved relative stability compared with the other parts of the country, which ...

For several years, online rumors have alleged that U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's father, Nur Omar Mohamed, committed war crimes as a military officer in Somalia before immigrating to the U.S. as a ...

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State organization, which entered its second phase in ...

FILE - Puntland security forces walk in formation in Balidhidin village, Puntland region, Somalia, on Jan. 26, 2025.

Additionally, on March 7, 2024, Somali Minister of Oil Abdirazak Mohamed Omar signed an agreement with his Turkish counterpart, Alparslan Bayraktar, in Ankara, concerning the exploration and ...

Security forces in Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland announced Monday that a recent airstrike in the Bari region killed more than 13 foreign Daesh/ISIS fighters. The airstrikes ...