### [2025-03-7](/feed/2025/03/7/index.md)

##### Islamic State insurgency in Puntland
# The United States Army stationed in Puntland maintains its operations and will not pull out of the region in response to double ongoing operations in the fight against ISIS in Puntland's Bari Region. 




### Sources:

1. [Garowe Online](https://garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/u-s-pledges-more-support-to-somalia-s-puntland-in-isis-war)

### Related:

1. [The Puntland Dervish Force captures an IS–Somalia base in Buqa Caleed, in the Cal Miskaad mountain range of Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/03/1/the-puntland-dervish-force-captures-an-is-somalia-base-in-buqa-caleed-in-the-cal-miskaad-mountain-range-of-bari-region.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
2. [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. ](/feed/2025/02/24/puntland-forces-capture-key-locations-including-dararmadobe-uraar-and-the-four-corners-of-mountains-in-gaatir-oodan-w.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
3. [Puntland security forces, with air support from the United Arab Emirates, launch a major offensive in the Cal Miskaad mountains, allegedly killing at least 44 IS–Somalia militants and seizing control of the areas of Dhasaq, Qurac, and Damdamle, in Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/02/20/puntland-security-forces-with-air-support-from-the-united-arab-emirates-launch-a-major-offensive-in-the-cal-miskaad-mo.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
4. [Puntland police capture several IS–Somalia militants accused of involvement in extortion and bombings in Bosaso, the capital of the Bari Region, amid ongoing military operations in the Cal Miskaad mountains. ](/feed/2025/02/19/puntland-police-capture-several-is-somalia-militants-accused-of-involvement-in-extortion-and-bombings-in-bosaso-the-cap.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Islamic State insurgency in Puntland_
5. [In a coordinated operation, the United States and United Arab Emirates launch joint airstrikes targeting IS–Somalia militants in Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/02/17/in-a-coordinated-operation-the-united-states-and-united-arab-emirates-launch-joint-airstrikes-targeting-is-somalia-mili.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
6. [More than thirty IS–Somalia fighters are killed in airstrikes on positions in the Sheebaab area of the Cal Miskaad mountains in northern Bari Region, Puntland, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/02/13/more-than-thirty-is-somalia-fighters-are-killed-in-airstrikes-on-positions-in-the-sheebaab-area-of-the-cal-miskaad-mount.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
7. [ Puntland forces announce that, over the past 24 hours, airstrikes targeting Islamic State hideouts have killed more than 13 foreign militants in the Dhasaq area of Bari Region, Puntland. ](/feed/2025/02/10/puntland-forces-announce-that-over-the-past-24-hours-airstrikes-targeting-islamic-state-hideouts-have-killed-more-tha.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
8. [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: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
9. [Puntland Security Forces battle ISIL militants near Dharin, killing at least 40 fighters and injuring others. They claim to have captured the village of Dharin in Togga Jecel of Bari Region, Puntland. ](/feed/2025/02/4/puntland-security-forces-battle-isil-militants-near-dharin-killing-at-least-40-fighters-and-injuring-others-they-claim.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_
10. [A Puntland police spokesperson confirms that a senior commander of the Islamic State, Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Said, the head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to Puntland forces in the Cal Miskaad mountains, Bari Region, Puntland. ](/feed/2025/02/3/a-puntland-police-spokesperson-confirms-that-a-senior-commander-of-the-islamic-state-abdirahman-shirwac-aw-said-the-he.md) _Context: Bari Region, ISIS, Puntland_