Somali forces shot down ISIL’s nine explosive drones

Puntland security forces cut off and destroyed nine explosive-laden drones during ongoing anti-ISIS operations in the Al-Miskat mountains on in northeastern Somali regions of Bari of the state administration today 13 January 2025. The Puntland Counterterrorism Operation reported that regional forces have been carrying out intense airstrikes targeting a major ISIS command post hidden within…

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Somalia takes over leadership of East African Standby Forces

Somalia has assumed the leadership of the regional East African Standby Force, taking over from Rwanda. Somalia’s Defence Minister Abdulkardir Nur received the flag of the EASF from his Rwandan counterpart Juvenal Marizamunda, during the 33rd Annual Policy-Making Conference of the EASF Heads of State held in Kigali, Rwanda. This is the first time Somalia…

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