Puntland News
Explore the dynamic region of Puntland with The Somali Digest's Puntland News section. Stay informed on the latest political developments, social changes, and economic progress in Puntland. Our Puntland News coverage delivers comprehensive reporting and analysis, ensuring you stay connected with the latest happenings in Puntland.
The Calmiskaad Defence Forces Take Their Guns Into Islamic State Country
XUMBAYS, SOMALIA – Armed militias that call themselves the Calmiskaad Defence Forces drove out of Carmo on Friday night, crossed...
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President Deni Takes His Command Meeting to Galkayo After the Camps Fall
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni drove into Galkayo on Saturday and spent the day with the officers who...
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Puntland Absorbs the Army Mogadishu Recruited Against It
GAROWE, SOMALIA – Puntland's two day ultimatum to the armed units that had signed themselves over to the federal government...
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Chinese Arms Sent to the Somali Police Force Surface in Galkayo
Galkayo, SOMALIA – Weapons and equipment donated by China to the Somali Police Force were among the matériel Puntland forces...
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The Puntland Council of Ministers Writes Its Gains Into Law
Garowe, SOMALIA – The Puntland Council of Ministers met on Thursday under President Said Abdullahi Deni and his deputy, and...
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PSF Bosaso Camp Changes Hands Without a Shot Fired
BOSASO, SOMALIA – The Puntland Defence Forces took over the PSF headquarters in Bosaso on Thursday morning without a shot...
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President Deni Turns the Galkayo Operation Into a Message for Mogadishu
GAROWE, SOMALIA – Hours after his forces took the PSF camp outside Galkayo, President Said Abdullahi Deni went on television...
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The SNA Brigade That Fell at Teedaan Was Starved of Ammunition
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The SNA brigade that collapsed at Teedaan was pleading for ammunition and running out of water and...
Read moreDetailsPuntland Forces Overrun the PSF Camp in Galkayo at Dawn
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Puntland forces stormed the PSF camp on Galkayo's northern edge at dawn on Wednesday and, by mid-morning,...
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Somalia’s Opposition Warns Hassan Sheikh Is Working Toward Civil War
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Within hours of Tuesday's weapons seizure in south Galkayo, two former heads of government accused Hassan Sheikh...
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Devin Kennington Is Nominated to Mogadishu While Washington Deals With Bosaso and Hargeisa
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The White House sent the Senate the nomination of Devin Kennington on Monday 14 September, naming...
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