Puntland Bari region. Strategic Importance of Puntland Puntland’s geographic location, where the Indian Ocean meets the Gulf of Aden, provides IS-Somalia with logistical advantages and natural ...

GAROWE, Somalia – Puntland has criticized the Somali Federal Government's expression of support for its ongoing fight against ISIS, calling it hollow and lacking meaningful action. The remarks came ...

BOSASO, Somalia—In a critical development aimed at stabilizing northeastern Somalia, Puntland’s security forces have launched the final phase of Operation Hillaac in the Bari region. The operation, ...

Organised by the Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, the main agenda of the meeting revolved around resuming business relations between Somaliland and Puntland. Business leaders submitted a brief report ...

*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 ...

MOGADISHU: Somali security forces said they killed several Daesh fighters and seized eight terrorist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. Daesh has a ...

Puntland, a region frequently exposed to natural disasters such as cyclones, droughts, floods, locust invasions, and epidemics, faces significant challenges in protecting lives, infrastructure, and ...