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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
How the small autonomous region of Puntland found success in battling Islamic State in SomaliaSoldiers with the Puntland Defense Forces.Photo by Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

On 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...

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