Tag: Puntland
Somalia reports U.S. airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia militants in Puntland
Somalia on Monday reported that a U.S. airstrike targeted Daesh/ISIS militants in the northeastern Puntland region, in an operation conducted on May ...US warns Somali government against unilateral decisions on constitution and elections
The United States on Friday warned Somalia’s federal government against making unilateral changes to the country’s constitution and electoral process, saying such ...FGS tasks ministry to review Jubbaland’s ‘legal status’ amid growing political tensions
The Somali Federal Government (FGS) has escalated its standoff with the Jubbaland administration by announcing plans to review the legal status of ...Puntland denies reports of UAE military activity in Bosaso
Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland region have rejected reports alleging the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has deployed military assets in the port city ...Gunmen kill two civilians in Puntland capital Garowe
Two civilians were shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Saturday night in Garowe, the administrative capital of Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region. One ...FGS postpones National Consultative Council meeting amid political disputes
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has postponed the highly anticipated National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting, which was scheduled to begin on ...Puntland and Somaliland exchange prisoners captured during Sool conflict
Puntland and Somaliland on Wednesday exchanged prisoners captured during the conflict in Las Anod, the capital of the newly recognised SSC-Khaatumo regional ...Puntland president says he will not attend national talks unless FGS returns to agreed constitutional ...
Puntland State President Said Abdullahi Deni said he will not attend the upcoming National Consultative Council (NCC) conference unless it is fundamentally ...FGS condemns Puntland’s formation of separate ID authority
Somalia’s federal government on Monday criticised Puntland’s decision to establish a separate regional identity agency, calling it a breach of the country’s ...Puntland orders pastoralists to vacate Calmiskaad mountains as anti-ISIS airstrikes escalate
Puntland authorities on Friday issued a 24-hour ultimatum for nomadic communities to vacate areas in the Calmiskaad mountain range, as intensified airstrikes ...
