The Puntland Defense Forces (PDF) launched a successful security operation today in the Cascasey area of the Bari region, ...

GAROWE, Somalia — Puntland forces on Tuesday announced that a high-ranking member of the Islamic State (IS) faction in the northeastern region of Bari surrendered to them amid a military offensive, ...

GAROWE, Somalia — New details have emerged from U.S. military operations in the Calmiskaad mountains of Somalia's Bari region, where airstrikes were carried out on February 1, 2025, following orders ...

During the airstrikes, militants launched drone attacks targeting bases of Puntland security forces in the area ...

Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region announced a major offensive against ISIL and a rival group, the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, in December. An initial assessment of Saturday’s air strikes by the US ...

The Puntland Security Forces holds its position after capturing an ISIL base in Cal Miskaad Mountains in Bari, east of the Gulf of Aden in the city of Bosaso, Puntland region, Somalia, January 25 ...

Nearly 70 people were killed and up to 50 others wounded during 24 hours of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia ... in Puntland’s Bari region, multiple ...

The office of Somalia's president ... mostly scattered in the Cal Miskaat mountains in Puntland’s Bari region, according to the International Crisis Group. Saturday’s operation followed ...

In the last few years, Somalia’s ISIL branch has become an increasingly ... On Monday, the head of police in Puntland’s Bari region, Abdikadir Jama Dirir, confirmed the capture of Aw-Saciid ...