...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...
state soldiers in an attack near Galgala mountains in Bari region.
The incident which took place late Sunday, has left two soldiers and a civilian, according to the local residents. al-Shabaab
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an Islamic infestation centering on Somalia...ambushed convoy travelling between Bosaso and Galgala.
Medical officials confirmed to Radio Shabelle that they had received five maimed soldiers, the bodies of two soldiers and one woman following the attack in Galgala hills.
The mountains which lies about 40 kilometers south of Bosaso, a regional commercial center had been a hotbed of Al shabaab for many years.
Al-Shabaab forces of Evil said they carried out the attack, targeting a military vehicle carrying soldiers to the Puntland base in Galgala Highlands.