Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region acknowledged it’s holding a vessel full of military equipment until it can work out ...

The U.S. military has launched its most intensive Somalia bombing campaign on record, U.S. Africa Command strike data show.

Somalia accused the semi-autonomous Puntland region of hijacking a ship with military equipment destined for a training ...

“AFRICOM, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, continues to take action to degrade ...

Cyclical rivalries between the federal government, states and the political opposition have undermined the counter-terrorism ...

The United States launched a rare ground operation in northern Somalia that apprehended Abdiweli Mohamed Yusuf, the finance ...

The Economist's July 24, 2025, article--painting Somalia's state-building as faltering and warning Mogadishu could fall to al-Shabab--has sparked a firestorm online. On X, Somalis are calling it ...

The standoff continues between the government of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and the federal government of Somalia over a cargo ship loaded with Turkish weaponry that is being detained.The ...

As Western countries curtail support, the fate of one the world’s oldest state-building projects hangs in the balance. Three ...

Puntland says it also gets no help from the Somali state, which is Africom’s main point of contact. Isolated but determined, Puntland drew up plans to go after the militants in their mountain ...

A stand off as Somalia demands release of a cargo ship carrying military equipment that was seized by semi-autonomous Puntland. The ship was reportedly transporting military equipment to Turkey’s ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An official in the semiautonomous Puntland region of Somalia says a surveillance drone has crashed. Ports and Anti-piracy Minister Saeed Mohamed Rage said Saturday the ...