Puntland security forces have captured two foreign Islamic State fighters who fled into the rugged Kalabayr area following a major offensive against militant hideouts in the...
Fresh Arms‑Running Scare Raises Stakes in Somalia’s Coastal War of Shadows. Puntland sights another Comoros‑flagged ship near last week’s arms seizure, deepening intrigue over covert weapons...
Ethiopia’s intelligence agency uncovers ISIS sleeper cells trained in Somalia, signaling the group’s dangerous new reach into the Horn of Africa. Ethiopia’s NISS announces the arrest...
125,000 pounds of bombs dropped on ISIS-Somalia as U.S. Navy flexes global force projection; Strike Group also intercepted 160 Houthi drones in Red Sea before pivoting...
Ahmad al-Sharaa’s leaked prison past upends Syria’s new narrative—just as he prepares to sit at the Arab League table. Leaked documents reveal Syria’s new president Ahmad...
Khadra Issa, alias Ummu Qaqaa Somalia, named as top ISIS operative as U.S. intensifies hunt for diaspora-linked extremists The U.S. government has put a $5 million...
With the Sahel in chaos, ISIS-backed factions push deeper into West Africa, aiming to create a new Islamic State across porous borders. As counterinsurgency fails in...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has executed targeted strikes against ISIS positions in Somalia’s Puntland region, southeast of Bosaso. Conducted in coordination with Somalia’s government, this operation...
Late Monday night, U.S. airpower once again entered the skies over Somalia’s rugged north. This time, it struck deep into the Miiraale Valley within the Al...
Explosive testimony emerged from the Puntland Armed Forces Court on Monday, as one of 10 defendants on trial for alleged ties to terror groups Al-Shabaab and...
Ex-ISIS commander Abdirahman Shirwac Lahore’s mysterious death in Puntland custody raises questions ahead of major anti-ISIS operations.” Former senior ISIS figure Abdirahman Shirwac Lahore has died...
Assad’s Regime Gains Ground with Kurdish Alliance, Promising Stability Amid Regional Tensions. The recent agreement between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)...
As the U.S. intensifies airstrikes targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab in Somalia, the broader implications signal a strategic shift in America’s global counterterrorism approach. February saw a...
Somaliland has vehemently denied allegations made by Puntland that it has been supporting terrorist groups, labeling these accusations as “baseless and desperate.” These claims arose following...
Puntland security forces, during recent military operations in the Bari region, have allegedly uncovered disturbing evidence linking several businesses and hospitals in Hargeisa, Somaliland, to ISIS...
FBI agents arrested 22-year-old Abdisatar Ahmed Hassan in Minneapolis for his alleged efforts to join and support ISIS, marking a concerning instance of radicalization within the...
Somaliland’s diaspora, particularly the influential Isaaq clan in Minnesota, is rallying behind Puntland in its fierce fight against ISIS in the Bari region, voicing anger at...
Somalia’s ISIS isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving. They’re running black-market banks, funding jihadists from Türkiye to Mozambique, and even pulling foreign fighters into Africa. Is the U.S....
U.S. airstrikes in Puntland killed 16 ISIS militants, including top bomb-makers. The operation, backed by UAE forces, targeted key hideouts in Somalia’s Cal Miskaad mountains. The...
Telegram takes down ISIS’s Iclaam news website, a major propaganda outlet covering the war in Puntland. Meanwhile, ISIS shifts its messaging to Facebook. Telegram has taken...