Puntland News
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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...
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Puntland 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...
Read moreDetailsA 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 4 August as...
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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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UNTMIS Leaves Somalia on 31 October With the Constitution and the Election in Dispute
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia, UNTMIS, ceases operations on Saturday 31 October, closing thirteen...
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