Vol 65 No 14 | SOMALIAPUNTLAND ISIS breaks out of its Puntland base 28th June 2024 Fighters from ISIS or Da’ish are extending operations beyond the Puntland enclave to challenge Al Shabaab, the main Islamist militia in Somalia The isolated Horn of Africa branch of ISIS or Da’ish, outnumbered and outgunned hitherto by Al Shabaab, the trustiest affiliate of the rival Al Qaida franchise, has been...
Vol 54 No 8 | SOMALIAPUNTLAND Deferring democracy 12th April 2013 Local elections were meant to be a first democratic step but the territory’s leaders fear they could threaten stability Whether or not Puntland is ‘ready for democracy’, the government has postponed the local elections due on 15 May. There is no clear notion of when, if ever,...
Vol 48 No 21 | SOMALIASOMALILANDPUNTLAND How many states for the north? 19th October 2007 Tension between Somaliland (created in 1991) and the much less firmly established Puntland (created 1998) has been running high. On 1 July, yet another state, Maakhir, was inaugurated...