...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...
soldiers in Galgala village of Bari region, inflicting casualties on soldiers, security sources said.
Radio Shabelle’s correspondent in Bosaso says a number of soldiers were maimed after military convoy from Bosaso to Galgala was struck by a land mine planted on the roadside.
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Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...gang has claimed the responsibility for Sunday’s blast, according to a statement posted on its affiliated websites.
The IED attack was the latest in series of bombings against Puntland troops in the region over the past few years.