Monday May 18, 2026 Garowe (AX) — Puntland State security forces detained suspected pirates on Sunday in a sweep across Somalia’s Bari region, stepping up pressure on groups accused of trying to revive maritime crime along the coast. According to Puntland State security officials, the suspects are thought to have ties to pirate networks linked to attacks, kidnappings and attempted hijackings of commercial ships in Somali waters and along nearby Red Sea shipping lanes. The operations form part of a wider effort to block…

Wednesday April 29, 2026 Garowe (AX) — A deadly blast in the Calmiskaad mountains of Somalia’s Bari region killed at least four people on Wednesday, among them two telecommunications workers and two soldiers. Security sources said ISIS militants struck a vehicle belonging to Golis Telecom as it moved through the area. A fifth victim, a soldier with the Puntland State Dervish forces, was badly wounded and is said to be in critical condition. The attack took place while the company was working to restore communications…

Roadside bomb kills at least five Puntland State soldiers near Bosaso; ISIS-Somalia suspected BOSASO, Somalia — At least five Puntland State Defense Force soldiers were killed and several others wounded Friday when a roadside bomb struck a military vehicle on the highway linking Bosaso and Dhaadaar in the Al-Khalifa area, security officials said. Local authorities said they believe the attack was carried out by the Islamic State group’s Somalia affiliate, which operates in the mountainous terrain of the Bari region. The…

In the harsh light of midday in Hariro, a settlement carved into the rock and dust of Somalia’s Bari region, Mahado Cilmi Matan tightens the cloth walls of a shelter stitched from branches and tin. The hut barely holds her and her 11 children. Shade is thin, cold seeps in at night, and the wind picks at the seams. A year after war began in the Almiskad mountains above them, the family is still displaced and living without income, pushed to the edge by conflict and a relentless drought. “There is no food available,” Mahado…

Puntland State forces detain Turkish national in anti-ISIS sweep in Bari BOSASO, Somalia — Puntland State security forces said Wednesday they captured a Turkish national during a counterterrorism operation in the rugged Baalade valley of the Bari region, part of a sustained campaign to flush Islamic State-linked militants from the Cal‑Miskaad mountains. Authorities identified the detainee as Feyzul Hashim Suleyman. He is the second Turkish citizen to be seized by Puntland State forces in recent weeks; another Turkish…

Northeastern State's Mountain Offensive: Striking at the Heart of ISIS in Somalia In the rugged, sun-scorched mountains of northern Somalia, a new chapter in the relentless struggle against terrorism is unfolding. Northeastern State security forces successfully executed a strategic operation against ISIS fighters in the Calmiskaad mountains, a formidable landscape where militants have entrenched themselves for years. The Battle in the Mountains On Tuesday, amidst the arid peaks and thorny undergrowth, Northeastern State…

Isniin, September, 9, 2024 (AX) - Waqooyi Bari ayaa sheegtay dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya in ay ardayda  reer Waqooyi Bari u diidday deeqaha waxbarasho ee caalamka looga helo magaca Soomaaliyeed. Agaasimaha tacliinta sare ee wasaaradda waxbarashada Waqooyi Bari, Cabdirisaaq Axmed Faarax oo shir jaraa’id ku qabtay magaalada Garowe, ayaa sheegay deeqaha waxbarasho inay qeyb ka yihiin mashaariicda dowladda Federaalka ay ka hor istaagtay dadka reer Waqooyi Bari sida uu hadalka u dhigay masuulkan. Agaasimaha tacliinta…

Sabti, September, 7, 2024 (AX) - Laamaha ammaanka Waqooyi Bari ayaa xaqiijiyay in ay gacanta ku dhigeen koox dhallinyaro ah oo la rumeysan yahay inay ka dambeeyaan beegsi ka dhan ah dhallinyarada kasoo jeeda deegaanka Soomaalida Itoobiya, gaar ahaan beesha Ogaadeeniya. Falalka beegsiga ah ayaa ka dhacay magaalada Garowe dhowrkii maalmood ee la soo dhaafay, waxaana ay la xiriiraan dhacdo dhawaan ka dhacday magaalada Nayrobi, kaddib markii koox dhalinyaro ah oo reer Nayrobi ah ay wiil dhalinyaro oo kasoo jeeda Garowe ku…