...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion...
has started mobilization of the local community ahead of the major operations against the krazed killer groups in the Bari region's mountains.
Local people living in the region started supporting the forces ahead of the all-out offensive against the ISIS group. The al-Shabaab
... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...and ISIS turbans operate within mountainous areas within the Bari region in northeastern parts of Somalia.
Mohammed Baari, Puntland’s first Deputy Speaker, survived an attack plotted by the ISIS turbans in Dharjaale village in the Bari region where at least 10 krazed killers, including 8 imported muscle were killed following a heavy exchange of gunfire and explosions at the main base.
In his assessment, Baari says the presence of krazed killer groups such as al-Shabaab and ISIS in some parts of the remote villages of Bari has affected the local communities hence the need for the people to participate in efforts to eradicate the groups from the entire of Puntland.
Security forces in Puntland have intensified the crackdown against the
President Said Abdullahi Deni has often questioned the commitment of the federal government in the fight against terrorism, arguing that its persistent wrangles with federal states undermine the strides made in the fight against terror groups.
On his part, Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has remained silent on the recent defeat of ISIS in the foiled attack at the Dharjaale area and didn't commend the troops for their sacrifice and heroic action to avert a major assault.