Fiercest clashes occurred late last week when the regional forces dislodged the militants from Turmasaale, militants' main ...

NAIROBI KENYA - Authorities in Somalias Puntland region this week banned the illegal entry of foreigners and ordered telecom ...

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 ...

OP-ED| The recent tragedy of around 140 dolphins washing ashore along Puntland’s coastline, where 30 were returned to the sea while the rest tragically perished, is more than just a distressing event; ...

The army of the semi-autonomous Puntland region in Somalia said Friday they had taken control of a "strategic mountain command base" of the Islamic State group (IS).

Puntland regional administration has on Thursday displayed a helicopter to assist its forces in their ongoing operations ...

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 reportedly been ...

For almost a month, security forces in the semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland have been advancing on the mountainous hideouts of Islamic State militants. The fiercest clashes occurred late ...

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 throwing stones ...

*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 ...