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    <text>The Turkish Armed Forces carries out an airstrike in Garmaal, Puntland, killing at least four people, in response to the previous hijacking of a Cameroon-flagged vessel by Somali pirates, which was transporting military equipment to the Camp TURKSOM in Mogadishu. The authorities of Puntland identified the victims as civilian fishermen. </text>
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    <text>Somali pirates storm and hijack a Saint Kitts and Nevis-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Puntland that was en route to Kenya. Puntland maritime police say nine gunmen boarded the vessel and are currently in control of the vessel and are heading towards Mogadishu. The status of the crew is not known. </text>
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      <text>Seven Yemeni fishermen, detained for nearly two months after entering Puntland waters without authorisation from Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, are released. The fishermen were apprehended by the Puntland Maritime Police Force after their vessel was intercepted by the coastguard in the Ras Aseir region of Puntland. </text>
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    <text>Seven Yemeni fishermen who were detained for nearly two months after entering Puntland waters without authorization from Puntland’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources are released. The fishermen were apprehended by the Puntland Maritime Police Force after their vessel was intercepted by the coastguard in the Ras Aseir region of Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Puntland authorities confirm the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the Islamic State – Somalia Province who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Puntland authorities confirm the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the ISIS who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Puntland authorities confirmed the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the ISIS who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Puntland authorities confirmed the killing of Ahmed Muse Sidi, a senior leader of the ISIS who lead the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region of Puntland. </text>
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    <text>Puntland authorities confirm the killing of Ahmed Muse Said, a senior leader of the Islamic State in Somalia who led the recruitment of members from local clans, during a security operation in the Togga Miiraale area of the Bari Region, Puntland. </text>
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    <text>Three Al-Shabaab fighters, including a senior commander, are killed in a coordinated operation by the Somali National Army in Jowle, Mudug, Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Twenty-six ISIS militants are allegedly killed, including a female combatant and two soldiers, and several others are injured when Puntland forces capture eight ISIS bases during ongoing offensive military operations in Bari, Puntland, Somalia. </text>
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    <text>Twenty-six Islamic State militants are allegedly killed, including a female combatant and two soldiers, and several others are injured when Puntland forces capture eight Islamic State bases during ongoing offensive military operations in Bari, Puntland, Somalia. </text>
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    <text>The Puntland Security Force discover a cave used to store food by ISIL in the Cal Miskaad mountains, while killing and capturing insurgent fighters and destroying improvised explosive devices and hideouts. The security force also took down three drones armed with explosives as they continue their offensive into Bari region, Puntland. </text>
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      <text>Puntland forces fight against ISIS in the IL-Ameira mountains. They stopped seven drones loaded with bombs and removed ten landmines. The forces also destroyed five ISIS bases. They captured military bases, including a water well in Jeceel Valley near Cal Miskaad mountains of Balidhidhin District, Bari, Puntland. </text>
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    <text>Puntland forces fight against ISIS in the IL-Ameira mountains, stopping seven drones loaded with bombs and removing ten landmines. The forces also destroy five ISIS bases. They capture military bases, including a water well in Jeceel Valley near Cal Miskaad mountains of Balidhidhin District, Bari, Puntland. </text>
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    <text>Puntland forces conduct airstrikes on ISIL hideouts in Bari, Puntland, Somalia, after they announced a military offensive against ISIL and Al-Shabaab. </text>
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  <text>Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker &quot;Sibu 1&quot; following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August. </text>
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