After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.

GAROWE, Somalia - The government of Somalia has hailed Puntland state's strategic operations against the ISIS militants, ...

The hijacking of a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with up to 18 people on board in the waters off Somalia in November raised concerns about the return of piracy to the Gulf of Aden, where China has vast ...

Somali security forces said they killed several Islamic State fighters and seized eight jihadist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region.

A Chinese fishing vessel, reportedly hijacked by pirates in Somali waters near Puntland last month, has been freed, says the ...

A Chinese-owned fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia's coast in November has been freed with its 18-member crew. The Chinese ...

The Chinese Embassy in Somalia says a fishing vessel hijacked off the Somali coast in November has been set free with its 18-member crew.

Security experts say the Islamic State (IS) jihadist militant group is capitalising on issues such as severe governance ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Puntland security forces, backed by international allies, carried out an air and ground operation ...

GAROWE, Somalia, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region of Puntland on Tuesday, the local ...

MOGADISHU, 22nd May 2016 (WAM) --- Ambassador of the UAE to Somalia, Mohammed Ahmed Othman, has met President of Somalia's Puntland region, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gas, to discuss bilateral relations ...

Garowe (PP Editorial) — The counterterrorism operation launched by the Puntland State Defence Force against ISIS and affiliated groups in the mountainous areas of ...