Puntland News
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A Galkayo Weapons Shipment Exposes Mogadishu’s Hand in Puntland
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Clan militiamen in south Galkayo seized part of a federal weapons shipment on Tuesday. The cargo was...
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Washington Signs in Bosaso and Leaves Mogadishu Waiting
BOSASO, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni met the officer who runs American special operations across Africa in Bosaso on...
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Somalia Joins a Red Sea Coalition It Cannot Help Defend
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia put its name to a Saudi-engineered maritime alliance in Riyadh on Thursday. It joined thirteen other...
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Deni Draws a Line Against the Clan Militias Forming Inside Puntland
GAROWE, SOMALIA – President Said Abdullahi Deni has warned the clan militias taking shape inside Puntland, and he named the...
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AFRICOM Lands in Mogadishu With a Message Villa Somalia Did Not Want
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The head of AFRICOM flew into Halane on Thursday to talk about al-Shabaab. He left having talked...
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Puntland Surrounds a Federal Force in Galkayo and Calls It Law Enforcement
GALKAYO, SOMALIA – Puntland troops have surrounded a camp in Galkayo held by Puntland Security Force personnel who draw their...
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Somalia’s Federal Budget Runs on Money Mogadishu Does Not Raise
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – Somalia's finance minister told an audience in Mogadishu on Tuesday that between 450 and 600 million dollars...
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The Somali Future Council Puts Legitimacy on the Kampala Agenda
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The Somali Future Council has stopped arguing with Villa Somalia and begun arguing about it. In an...
Read moreDetailsPuntland Sovereignty Does Not Distinguish Between ISIS and other Rebels
GAROWE, SOMALIA – On 21 July Puntland moved troops off the Cal Miskaad front and sent them down to the...
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Somalia’s Federal Government Fights Its Own Regions as Foreign Backers Walk Away
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The letter that may end Somalia's foreign-backed war came on July 1. It read less like a...
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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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