The Federal Government of Somalia, in close coordination with the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has confirmed two targeted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia militants in the Puntland region.

Strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL.

Unlike its rivals in al-Shabab, the Islamic State has not focused on conquering territory in Somalia; its aspirations are larger. Burrowed into the Miskad mountains, on the very tip of the Horn of ...

A separate statement from U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes targeted an area in Somalia's Golis mountains, and "further degrades ISIS's ability to plot and conduct terrorist ...

Experts such as Samira Gaid said IS-Somalia’s growing numbers combined with the difficult terrain in Puntland’s mountains may have led to overconfidence. “The miscalculation to face the ...

Trump said on social media that he ordered Saturday’s strike on a senior Islamic State planner and other recruits, who were hiding in caves in the Golis Mountains, a rugged area in Somalia’s ...

President Trump said he ordered airstrikes against ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains in Somalia this morning in a strike coordinated with the Somali government. In a post on Truth Social ...

Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia.