Monday December 1, 2025
Garowe (HOL) - Puntland security forces on Sunday conducted a planned operation in the Togga Daanyo area of the Calmiskaad mountains, killing eight members of the ISIS faction active in the Bari region.
According to the regional administration, three militants were killed earlier in the day, while five others were eliminated in a second phase of the operation, bringing the total number of dead fighters to eight.
Officials confirmed that three Puntland soldiers were also killed during the operation. Fighting subsided by the afternoon after all members of the targeted group were neutralized, according to sources familiar with the operation.
The development comes just days after Puntland forces withdrew from Baallade, an ISIS stronghold where militants continue to maintain a presence. Security sources report that following the troop withdrawal from the Baallade crossings, ISIS fighters began mobilizing, crossing the Baallade stream and surrounding areas.