Recognizing Somaliland is more than a moral imperative for the United States. It is also a strategic opportunity.

Provide Puntland's police with technical assistance and training. Prevent illegal activities in Somali waters. Build a secure marine environment for trade and regional development. Lt. Col. Sakariya ...

The Supreme Traditional Leader of the SSC-Khatumo administration, Garaad Jama Garaad Ali, has called for urgent dialogue between Puntland and Khatumo authorities, emphasizing the need for cooperation ...

By Vladyslav Bondarenko, maritime security specialist and Global Voices contributor.

Puntland declared itself an autonomous region of Somalia in 1998 amid the ongoing Somali civil war and has since achieved relative stability compared with the other parts of the country, which ...

In any case, Islamic State in Somalia’s ranks have increased steadily, from an estimated 200-300 fighters in 2016 to about 1,000 as of February 2025, according to reports. Puntland pushes back ...

They also want to carve out their own sphere of influence distinct from Saudi Arabia. Then there’s the map In a particularly curious editorial choice, the territory under the SSC-Khatumo (SSCK) ...

Puntland was his birthplace and the home of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, the anti-Siad Barre rebel group that later went on to establish the autonomous state.

The Somali state of Puntland is witnessing an escalation of security challenges with an increase in military confrontations against the Islamic State organization, which entered its second phase in ...