### [2025-03-26](/feed/2025/03/26/index.md)

##### War against the Islamic State
# Islamic State insurgency in Puntland




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1. [Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack on four Somali military bases in Middle Shabelle, Somalia, killing and wounding dozens of soldiers. Somali authorities say they repelled the attack, killing at least 130 militant fighters. ](/feed/2025/02/20/al-shabaab-launches-a-coordinated-attack-on-four-somali-military-bases-in-middle-shabelle-somalia-killing-and-wounding.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
2. [A deadly battle between the Puntland Security Force and Islamic State results in the killing of 57 foreign militants in Dharin area of Bari Region, Puntland. ](/feed/2025/02/5/a-deadly-battle-between-the-puntland-security-force-and-islamic-state-results-in-the-killing-of-57-foreign-militants-in.md) _Context: War against the Islamic State_
3. [Five people are killed, some by decapitation, by al-Shabaab jihadists across two villages in Lamu County, Kenya. ](/feed/2023/06/25/five-people-are-killed-some-by-decapitation-by-al-shabaab-jihadists-across-two-villages-in-lamu-county-kenya.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
4. [Three Somali special forces officers are killed and one U.S. officer seriously wounded when a car bomb explodes outside a special force base in an attack in the country's south, in a village some 60 km (around 40 miles) from the port city of Kismayo. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility, saying it "killed U.S. personnel". ](/feed/2020/09/7/three-somali-special-forces-officers-are-killed-and-one-us-officer-seriously-wounded-when-a-car-bomb-explodes-outside.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
5. [At least six civilians are killed when a minibus hits a roadside bomb near Mogadishu. There has been no claim of responsibility. ](/feed/2020/05/31/at-least-six-civilians-are-killed-when-a-minibus-hits-a-roadside-bomb-near-mogadishu-there-has-been-no-claim-of-respons.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
6. [Afghanistan: ISAF announces two U.S. soldiers are killed by an Afghan policeman. The shooter is also killed. ](/feed/2012/08/17/afghanistan-isaf-announces-two-us-soldiers-are-killed-by-an-afghan-policeman-the-shooter-is-also-killed.md) _Context: War on terror_