Sources: Press TV
Puntland regional officials say that they have recaptured the Miraale area following clashes with ISIS members. 2026-05-3
Puntland forces kill at least 15 ISIS fighters and capture key militant positions, including Ceelasha Burti-Cise and Af-ka Dharimood in the Baallade Valley, following a series of intense military operations in the broader Cal Miskaad Mountains of the Bari region, Puntland. 2025-09-3
In a joint military operation, Puntland Counter-Terrorism forces and US SOF capture the financial and foreign recruitment chief of ISIS-Somalia, Abdiweli Mohamed Aw Yusuf "Abdiweli Walalac," and two others. The operation took place in the Laag area of rural Xumbeys in the Bari region of Puntland. 2025-07-25
Three Al-Shabaab fighters, including a senior commander, are killed in a coordinated operation by the Somali National Army in Jowle, Mudug, Puntland. 2025-05-13
Puntland releases fifteen prisoners of war in exchange for Somaliland releasing eleven combatants captured during the conflict in the contested Sool region. This is the second prisoner exchange of prisoners captured during the conflict in Las Anod. 2025-04-30
Puntland forces capture key locations, including Dararmadobe, Uraar and the Four Corners of Mountains in Gaatir Oodan, which have served as command and defense bases for the Islamic State militias. Troops uncover mass graves, including the bodies of senior Middle East ISIL members killed in UAE and US airstrikes. Vehicles and motorbikes rigged with explosives were found in the Cal Miskaad mountains of Puntland's Bari Region. 2025-02-24
Puntland authorities ban illegal foreign entries and direct telecom firms to deactivate SIM cards linked to undocumented individuals and Islamic State operatives, aiming to disrupt the group's financial networks amidst ongoing anti-IS offensives by Puntland forces. 2025-01-28
The Somali Armed Forces claim to have recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants. According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also recaptured the town of El Dhere. 2023-01-16
Troops in Somalia's region of Puntland free 22 hostages seized by pirates nearly three years ago. 2012-12-23
Secessionists battle with forces from Somaliland near the border with Puntland in northern Somalia. 2012-02-10