Somali security forces fend off Islamic State attack in Puntland
Authorities say eight foreign militants died, security forces sustained ‘limited’ casualties and shrapnel injured some ...
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Islamic State release highlights the foreign-fighter nature of its recent assault in Somalia
The Islamic State released images of 12 men who took part in its recent suicide assault in northern Somalia. All of them were ...
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Somalia Thwarts Major IS Attack in Puntland: A New Era of Conflict
In Puntland, Somalia's security forces successfully repelled a sophisticated attack by Islamic State suicide bombers. This ...
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Analysis: Puntland forces repel Islamic State suicide assault
In a rare assault, the Islamic State Somalia (ISS) tried—and ultimately failed—to oust Puntland Security Forces (PSF) from a ...
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Somalia: Vice President of Puntland Attends Graduation Ceremony for 2nd Batch of Tolmo Society's Youth Innovation Hub
Ilyas Osman Lugatoor, Vice President of Puntland, has on Sunday attended the graduation ceremony for the second cohort of students from the Tolmo Society's Youth Innovation Hub, which was held at the ...
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Islamic State Escalates Military Attacks in Somalia's Puntland
The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for an assault on a military base in Puntland, northeastern Somalia, ...
The Quiet Financier: Islamic State's Elusive Strongman
His orange henna-dyed beard and striking eyewear would make him easy to pick out in a crowd, but Abdul Qadir Mumin has remained elusive.
Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by Islamic State
GAROWE, Somalia - Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers on a military base in the ...
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Somalia security forces repulse IS-linked attack in north
Islamic State militants staged an attack in Somalia's Puntland region, local officials said Tuesday, saying security forces ...
Somalia: Regional Security Forces Repulse IS Attack, Kill 8 Foreign Terrorists | Firstpost Africa
Somalia: Regional Security Forces Repulse IS Attack, Kill 8 Foreign Terrorists | Firstpost Africa Security forces in Somalia have thwarted an Islamic State-linked suicide bomber attack on a military ...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Somalia's Puntland military base
GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 1 (Reuters) - The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia's northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier, the ...