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President Said Abdullahi Deni warns clan militias in Puntland Somalia

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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Loses His Proxy Fight in Puntland and Turns to Galkayo

July 23, 2026

BOSASO, SOMALIA – The federal-backed force did not last the morning in the hills above Bosaso. Puntland's Dervish ambushed a...

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Mogadishu’s Claim on the Puntland Security Force Turns Deadly Near Bosaso

by Dalmar

July 23, 2026

BOSASO, SOMALIA – One soldier is dead near Somalia's busiest northern port, and the fight that killed him was not...

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's government lost Puntland and Jubaland from Mogadishu's election talks this week.

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Puntland and Jubaland Boycott Turkish Mediation Over Ankara’s Tilt to Mogadishu

by Dalmar

July 8, 2026

MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – On Tuesday, Puntland and Jubaland refused to join election talks that Turkish intelligence officials convened in Mogadishu....

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose government created the North East State now losing lawmakers in Las Anod

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Mogadishu’s Plan to Destabilize Puntland

by Jama

June 19, 2026

GAROWE, SOMALIA – Mogadishu is building attempting to build second center of power inside Puntland, according to Puntland and FGS...

Madobe Jubaland Somalia federalism Puntland

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Jubaland and Puntland Unite Against Villa Somalia as Federal Rift Deepens

by Dalmar

June 18, 2026

KISMAYO, SOMALIA – Two of Somalia's most powerful regional presidents have turned on Villa Somalia in the same week. They...

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President Deni Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Creating Pirates

by Jama

June 15, 2026

Garowe, SOMALIA – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni opened the latest session of Puntland's parliament in Garowe with what amounts...

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Al-Shabab Shielded by Mogadishu-Backed Faction in Al-Madow

by Dalmar

August 27, 2025

Lascanod, SOMALIA - Abdirashid "Abwan" Yusuf Jibril yesterday renewed his threats to militarily prevent Puntland forces from conducting counter-terrorism operations against...

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Somalia President Rejects Talks With Madobe and Deni, Roble Reveals

by Dalmar

August 21, 2025

Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble today disclosed that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud explicitly stated during recent...

Features

Puntland Asserts Sool and Cayn as Its Sovereign Territory

by Dalmar

July 17, 2025

Garowe, Puntland — The Puntland Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratisation today issued a comprehensive response to the Las...

Features

Puntland Funds Road After Mogadishu Blocks AfDB Aid

by Dalmar

July 3, 2025

Bacaadweyn, Puntland — President Said Abdullahi Deni today inaugurated construction of the Bacaadweyne-Galkayo road—a 40-kilometer lifeline that should have been...