Over 20 people were killed and more than 10 others wounded during two days of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia's Puntland region, officials said Tuesday.

The African Union, established in 2002 to replace the OAU, was designed to address conflicts through “African solutions for ...

Born in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia's northeast, Sheikh Mumin lived in Sweden before settling in England, where he acquired British nationality. In London and Leicester ...

After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.

During the clashes, at least 26 militants were killed, including five foreigners while capturing two major ISIS bases and ...

A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast in November has been set free with its 18-member crew, the Chinese Embassy in Somalia said Monday. The embassy said in a statement posted ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Puntland security forces, backed by international allies, carried out an air and ground operation ...

“I call on the Somali people to stand by their soldiers and refrain from feuding. I urge the Federal Government leaders to support the counterterrorism operations launched by Puntland State to ...

Following the overthrow of military ruler Siad Barre (1969-1991), Somalia slid into civil war. Somaliland declared independence while a neighboring region, Puntland, declared autonomy. The south of ...

Captain Yusuf Mohamed, an officer in Puntland's counter-terrorism forces, told Reuters on Tuesday that nine suicide bombers had been killed and several soldiers had been injured, near the town of ...