Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region announced a major offensive against ISIL and a rival group, the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab, in December. An initial assessment of Saturday’s air strikes by the US ...

Somalian President Hasan Shiekh Mohamud is in dire need of the support of the United States to legitimize his fight against ...

The strikes were carried out in north Somalia, where the Puntland Security Forces is carrying out operations against ISIL since December. The Puntland Security Forces holds its position after ...