Puntland State forces weakened ISIS stronghold in Al-Miskaad Mountains, president says
Has Puntland State turned the tide against Islamic State? A closer look at President Deni’s claims
What the president said
In a recent televised interview, Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni delivered a blunt assessment of a years‑long counter‑insurgency: he said his forces have “severely weakened” Islamic State in the northeastern Somali region of Bari, claiming more than 2,000 fighters — many foreign nationals — who once operated from the Cal Miskaad mountain range have been “largely neutralized.”
Deni…