Somali regional authorities in Puntland are vowing to retake a town captured by pro-Islamic State militants this week. The president of the region, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, said his ...

BOSASO, March 31 (Reuters) - Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland said on Sunday it has withdrawn from the country's federal system and will govern itself independently until constitutional ...

Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the clan warfare engulfing southern Somalia. Despite its relative stability ...

Somalia's northeastern Puntland region announced a major offensive against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group, the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, in December and claims to have since captured ...

The Puntland government has linked Atom to numerous kidnappings, bombings, and assassinations in the region since 2008. ... a sub-clan of the larger Somali Darod tribe, ...

The ISIS armed group attacked military bases in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, but government forces ...

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).

Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland wants the United Nations to reinstate an arms ban lifted seven months ago, saying easier access to weaponry is fueling clan conflict.

The Puntland Government warned his exploration team that landmines were a problem in some areas. ... "I think this tribe wanted to get some benefit from the agreement," he said in an email.

This page is no longer being updated. It was last updated on 3 April 2024 Puntland, an arid region of north-east Somalia, declared itself an autonomous state in August 1998, in part to avoid the ...