Puntland News
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President Deni Accuses Hassan Sheikh of Creating Pirates
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
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
Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Former Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble today disclosed that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud explicitly stated during recent...
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Puntland Asserts Sool and Cayn as Its Sovereign Territory
Garowe, Puntland — The Puntland Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Democratisation today issued a comprehensive response to the Las...
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Puntland Funds Road After Mogadishu Blocks AfDB Aid
Bacaadweyn, Puntland — President Said Abdullahi Deni today inaugurated construction of the Bacaadweyne-Galkayo road—a 40-kilometer lifeline that should have been...
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Deni and Madobe Reunite in Garowe to Counter Federal Overreach
Garowe, Puntland — Jubaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam "Madobe" arrived in Puntland's capital yesterday for high-stakes discussions with President Said...
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Hassan Sheikh Accused of Engineering Sham Dialogue for Global Optics
Mogadishu/Garowe, SOMALIA — Puntland-based political parties have categorically rejected participation in President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Consultative Conference in Mogadishu, exposing...
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Puntland’s Mountain Offensive Yields Turkish ISIS Fighter
Puntland Defence Forces today captured a Turkish national fighting alongside the Islamic State in Somalia (IS-Somalia aka ISIS) during ongoing...
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Mogadishu Warned Over Unilateral Reforms as Al-Shabab Gains Ground
In an unusually pointed intervention, the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of African Affairs took to X today to caution Somalia’s...
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President Deni Rejects NCC, Sets New Regional Priorities for Puntland
Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni used today’s graduation of new Special Forces from the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF) to...
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Garmaal Buries Fishermen the First Reports Called Pirates
GARMAAL, SOMALIA– A drone strike that Puntland security sources first described as a clean hit on fleeing pirates has come...
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