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Puntland soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS in Bari region


Wednesday July 16, 2025

Bosaso (HOL) — Several Puntland soldiers were killed on Tuesday in heavy fighting with ISIS militants in the Calmiskaad Mountains of the Bari region, according to security sources.

The clashes occurred in the area between Togga Miiraale and Xabley, where Puntland forces launched an offensive targeting ISIS hideouts. Security officials reported that several ISIS fighters were killed during the assault, and the group was forced to retreat from two of its positions.

In a separate incident, some Puntland soldiers reportedly died after consuming suspected poisoned water. The claim has not been independently verified by HOL.

The renewed fighting comes as ISIS militants, believed to be entrenched in the Calmiskaad Mountains, have escalated attacks against rural residents in recent weeks.

Local sources say the group has been kidnapping and robbing pastoralists, seizing livestock, and punishing those who resist their demands. In one recent incident in the Unun area of Qandala district, ISIS militants allegedly abducted a man identified as Ahmed Ibrahim Adan. His fate remains unknown, and his family and local residents continue to search for him or confirm his condition.

ISIS has maintained a presence in remote parts of northeastern Somalia despite repeated operations by Puntland’s security forces aimed at dismantling the group’s network.




 





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