2026-09-29 314df64ee854c9cba6a7dbc1d92b16d2d1f5297e /feed/2026/09/29/puntland-maritime-police-force-successfully-frees-another-hijacked-oil-tanker-the-mt-honour-25-following-an-ongoing Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the "MT Honour ​25", following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April ​around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board. 1790719840 2026-09-29 7053f093a563c9345f5a4750c78168414a8ae6a4 /feed/2026/09/29/puntland-maritime-police-force-successfully-frees-another-hijacked-oil-tanker-mt-honour-25-following-an-ongoing-week Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker "MT Honour ​25" following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April ​around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board. 1790705439 2026-09-29 fde6b167edea9ecd54e59ab72af917ad9a6ed467 7 Bayla 37 /wiki/bayla Karkaar 71 /wiki/karkaar Puntland 116 /wiki/puntland Puntland Maritime Police Force 2 /wiki/puntland%20maritime%20police%20force Somali Civil War 1 /wiki/somali%20civil%20war Somali pirates 172 /wiki/piracy%20off%20the%20coast%20of%20somalia oil tanker 14 /wiki/oil%20tanker Bayla Karkaar Puntland Puntland Maritime Police Force Somali Civil War Somali pirates oil tanker Somali Civil War 2026-09-29 188d0d31742b01c5a440e4935d15bcf5b131e7d6 /feed/2026/09/29/piracy-off-the-coast-of-somalia Piracy off the coast of Somalia 1790719840 2026-09-29 b3dfa369d7cbce94ddc5032d297a761df53f4723 5 Somali Civil War Somali pirates 2 /feed/2026/09/29/piracy-off-the-coast-of-somalia-anti-piracy-measures Piracy off the coast of Somalia, Anti-piracy measures 2026-09-25 d10b46c9b03f0770df38943096308f07f70b0200 /feed/2026/09/25/puntland-maritime-police-force-successfully-frees-the-oil-tanker-sibu-1-following-a-multi-day-counter-piracy-operation Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker "Sibu 1" following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August. 1790388581 2026-09-25 5cb94f5c33264d2ed9db2ee30634b2b9f136a126 14 Puntland Puntland Maritime Police Force Somali Civil War Somali pirates oil tanker 5 /feed/2026/09/25/the-puntland-maritime-police-force-successfully-frees-the-oil-tanker-sibu-1-following-a-multi-day-counter-piracy-opera The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees the oil tanker "Sibu 1" following a multi-day counter-piracy operation near Garacad, Mudug, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates in August. 2026-08-23 aa0e827911b31ebd67687230672bb5aa92b0c221 10 Puntland Somali Civil War Somali pirates 3 /feed/2026/08/23/the-turkish-armed-forces-carries-out-an-airstrike-in-garmaal-puntland-killing-at-least-four-people-in-response-to-the 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. 2026-04-27 389c0a1bbb2b620d3c1c656373a6b3d87d3d66a2 14 Puntland Puntland Maritime Police Force Somali Civil War 3 /feed/2026/04/27/somali-pirates-storm-and-hijack-a-saint-kitts-and-nevis-flagged-cargo-ship-off-the-coast-of-puntland-that-was-en-route-t 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. 2026-04-25 d5c09da000191446ecd6f8c776941c8c8ef03e8f /feed/2026/04/25/somali-pirates-attack-and-seize-an-oil-tanker-off-the-coastal-city-of-mogadishu-in-southern-somalia-taking-11-pakistani Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off the coastal city of Mogadishu in southern Somalia, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage. 1777187281 2026-04-25 32e9da53b5c572cebc30d029d9958c10dcac1778 /feed/2026/04/25/somali-pirates-attacked-and-seized-an-oil-tanker-near-the-coastal-city-of-mogadishu-in-southern-somalia-taking-hostage Somali pirates attacked and seized an oil tanker near the coastal city of Mogadishu in southern Somalia, taking hostage a vessel carrying 11 Pakistani crew members. 1777145874 2026-04-25 bd1f6581639fb40420ecb84b204d35f8604d7c89 27 Somali Civil War oil tanker 2 /feed/2026/04/25/somali-pirates-attack-and-seize-an-oil-tanker-off-mogadishu-taking-11-pakistani-crew-members-hostage Somali pirates attack and seize an oil tanker off Mogadishu, taking 11 Pakistani crew members hostage. 2025-09-17 a1886476b4d63d6596aea204b425334c1628b70a /feed/2025/09/17/usafricom-claims-that-the-airstrike-conducted-on-12-september-in-badhan-in-sanaag-region-in-puntland-targeting-a-tradit USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on 12 September in Badhan in Sanaag region in Puntland, targeting a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. Puntland authorities have initiated an investigation following the death of the elder in an airstrike by unidentified aircraft, an attack which his family claims was directed solely at him. 1758204864 2025-09-17 89a09711a96a1ed860b3142c5c63a7e74bf8d1c7 /feed/2025/09/17/usafricom-claims-that-the-airstrike-conducted-on-12-september-in-badhan-in-sanaag-region-in-somaliland-targeting-a-trad USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on 12 September in Badhan in Sanaag region in Somaliland, targeting a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. Puntland authorities have initiated an investigation following the death of the elder in an airstrike by unidentified aircraft, an attack which his family claims was directed solely at him. 1758183279 2025-09-17 92b06cc909c8586e0af0bbba9efc87171c32962a /feed/2025/09/17/usafricom-claims-that-the-airstrike-conducted-on-12-september-in-badhan-of-sanaag-region-targeting-a-traditional-elder USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on 12 September in Badhan of Sanaag region, targeting a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. Puntland authorities have initiated an investigation following the death of a traditional elder in an airstrike by unidentified aircraft, an attack which his family claims was directed solely at him. 1758168846 2025-09-17 eda460aa8096627678a0bdc031fe7243be17f319 6 Puntland Somali Civil War 2 /feed/2025/09/17/usafricom-claims-that-the-airstrike-conducted-on-september-12-in-badhan-in-the-sanaag-region-of-puntland-which-targeted USAFRICOM claims that the airstrike conducted on September 12 in Badhan in the Sanaag region of Puntland, which targeted a traditional elder accused of being an Al-Shabaab member, was executed in coordination with the Somali federal government. 2025-07-15 35bfd9b8f8d6736b7c757c602541dafa15fd4d1c 7 Puntland Somali Civil War 2 /feed/2025/07/15/the-puntland-interior-ministry-reports-at-least-five-militant-casualties-in-dhahar-haylan-region-following-a-coordinat The Puntland interior ministry reports at least five militant casualties in Dhahar, Haylan region, following a coordinated campaign as Puntland's defence forces repels an assault backed by the Somali federal government. 2025-02-3 620ff40cc23306d45952fdf446920be432c03b2e /feed/2025/02/3/puntland-police-spokesperson-confirmed-a-senior-commander-of-islamic-state-abdirahman-shirwac-aw-said-the-head-of-the Puntland police spokesperson confirmed a senior commander of Islamic State, Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Said, the head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to Puntland forces in Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Bari Region of Puntland. 1738632157 2025-02-3 17b65493196b56afc15b190eb2f8b81cf38ad884 8 Puntland Somali Civil War 2 /feed/2025/02/3/a-puntland-police-spokesperson-confirms-that-a-senior-commander-of-the-islamic-state-abdirahman-shirwac-aw-said-the-he 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. 2025-01-11 ce6f7601dc395fa95a909cd5f41df75691cacd0a 14 Puntland Somali Civil War 2 /feed/2025/01/11/the-puntland-security-force-discover-a-cave-used-to-store-food-by-isil-in-the-cal-miskaad-mountains-while-killing-and-c 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. 2025-01-2 580e5bdd3a86045612ce2ab4f487421af03a0722 10 Puntland Somali Civil War 2 /feed/2025/01/2/puntland-forces-conduct-airstrikes-on-isil-hideouts-in-bari-puntland-somalia-after-they-announced-a-military-offensiv Puntland forces conduct airstrikes on ISIL hideouts in Bari, Puntland, Somalia, after they announced a military offensive against ISIL and Al-Shabaab. /feed/2026/09/29/the-puntland-maritime-police-force-successfully-frees-another-hijacked-oil-tanker-the-mt-honour-25-following-an-ong Reuters 29 0f43e32ff0c9131b595860548e544848add6d438 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/puntland-forces-rescue-another-hijacked-ship-somali-pirates-2026-09-29/ 2026 Somali Guardian 29 b8a657999b6a8cb8d48e2d065c23eabfcd9befe6 9 https://www.somaliguardian.com/news/somalia-news/somalia-puntland-frees-second-tanker-from-somali-pirates/ 2026 The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the "MT Honour ​25", following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April ​around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board.