How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in Somalia
- Written by Ido Levy, PhD Candidate, School of International Service, American University
Soldiers with the Puntland Defense Forces.Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesOn Feb. 24, 2025, members of the Puntland Defense Forces posed next to a sign in Arabic that proclaimed the mountain town of Sheebaab as a “province” of the Islamic State group. The town, located in Somalia’s autonomous...