The Sentinelese tribe residing on the North Sentinel Island in the Bay of Bengal is considered to be the most isolated tribe in the world. They fiercely resist contact with outsiders and are known ...

That’s for two main reasons. First, an Islamic State leader has to be drawn from a tribe related to the prophet (Qureshi). Muumin is not. Second, the Islamic State in Somalia is the smallest of the ...

That’s for two main reasons. First, an Islamic State leader has to be drawn from a tribe related to the prophet (Qureshi). Muumin is not. Second, the Islamic State in Somalia is the smallest of the ...

Puntland is the hub of communication and maritime trade between Somalia and Yemen, ... First, an Islamic State leader has to be drawn from a tribe related to the prophet (Qureshi).

Money flowed to the group from the Islamic State, as did extortion money from Bossaso, other northern Puntland cities and more infrequently from Mogadishu. In the first half of 2022, the US Treasury ...

Puntland won important battles in January and February, including an attack in which it killed 70 Islamic State fighters. By late February, the morale of the Islamic State fighters seemed to break.

Puntland is the hub of communication and maritime trade between Somalia and Yemen, ... First, an Islamic State leader has to be drawn from a tribe related to the prophet (Qureshi).

Stig Jarle Hansen, a researcher and author of several books on jihadism in Africa, examines its origins, rise and recent battlefield defeats in the mountains of Puntland. 1. The rise of the Islamic ...

Puntland's military spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday that the security forces had killed at least 85 IS militants in battles over the past two days, while 17 soldiers also died.

Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a weeks-long offensive they hope will draw increased international support ...

The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the Islamic State group. US President Donald ...