Bosaso (WDN)- In a significant operation aimed at disrupting terrorist logistics, Puntland security forces seized a boat carrying military uniforms and equipment along the coast of Bari region. The Puntland Counterterrorism Operations Unit issued a statement confirming that the boat and its crew, all identified as Somali nationals, were apprehended off the coast of Qaw,...
Garowe (WDN) – Gunmen from the terrorist group Al-Shabaab have kidnapped five local Officers in Mandera County, Kenya, while they were on an official government inspection tour. The abduction occurred as they traveled between Elwak and Mandera, according to police reports. The Commander of Police in Southern Mandera County, Mr. Julius Njeru, confirmed the incident,...
By Mohamed Mukhtar The collapse of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in 2021 offers crucial lessons for Somalia as it transitions from relying on external military support to taking full responsibility for its national security. Afghanistan’s experience highlights the dangers of over-reliance on foreign military forces, political interference in security institutions, corruption,...
ANKARA / ISTANBUL– Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty will pay a visit to Türkiye on Tuesday, diplomatic sources said. During his visit, Abdelatty will meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in the capital Ankara, and they are set to discuss all aspects of bilateral ties. They are also expected to discuss planning for a...
A senior ISIL (ISIS) commander in Somalia has been captured, police and state media have said, as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against the group. Abdirahman Shirwac Aw-Saciid, head of the group’s assassination squad, surrendered to authorities on Monday in the Cal Miskaad mountains, in the northeastern Puntland state, Somalia’s state news agency SONNA...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi On March 19, 2024, 71 members of both houses of the Federal Parliament of Somalia, including Senator Abdi Awale Qaybdiid, gathered in Mogadishu to express strong opposition to the proposed amendments to the interim constitution. The group argued that the proposal was not an amendment but the introduction of a new...
Boosaaso (WDN)- Puntland oo dhawaanahanba ka waday dagaalo deegaanada buuralyeda Bari, ay kula jirto maleeshiyaadka Daacish, ayaa guulo ka soo haysay, islamarkaana gacanta ku qabatay maleeshiyo badan oo ajnabi ah. Dagaalkaasi oo hadda galay Wajigii labaad, ayaa Taliyaha Guud ee ciidamada difaaca Puntland General Aadan Cabdi Xaashi oo wareysi kooban siiyay VOA-da, ayaa ka warbixiyay...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that “certain classes of people” in South Africa were being treated “very badly” and that he would cut off funding for the country until the matter is investigated. “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump...
Bosaso (WDN)- The Commander-in-Chief of Puntland’s Defense Forces, General Aadan Abdi Hashi, provided a concise briefing to VOA News on heavy airstrikes targeting ISIS militants entrenched in the Calmiskaad Mountains. General Hashi, who is leading Puntland’s ongoing Operation to Eradicate ISIS Militants in the Calmiskaad Mountains, first acknowledged the U.S. military airstrikes conducted last night against ISIS positions in...
By Mohamed A Yasin Introduction President Said Deni Launches Second Phase of Counterterrorism Campaign President Said Deni of Puntland delivered a speech on January 29, 2025, at an event in Bosaso, marking the launch of the second phase of the anti-terrorism campaign. He provided an update on the ongoing transnational war between Puntland forces and...