In an operation conducted by security forces around the Biyo-Kulule area, a vehicle known as a “Toyota Dyna” carrying various food supplies was captured, with two men inside.

Security sources said the two men arrested confessed that they were transporting the supplies to members of Daesh hiding in the Baallade valley in Bari region.

“The security forces were following the men who drove the truck from Bosaso. There were stopped as the tried to enter the mountainous area just off the Bosaso southern road,” said one security officer in the area.

An official from the Puntland government’s investigation units, speaking to the media, said the vehicle was secretly loaded inside Boosaaso, but the security forces successfully intercepted it in the Biyo-Kulule area as it was heading towards the Baallade valley.

The official also mentioned that further investigations are underway regarding the two men arrested, who provided additional details about the types of supplies they were carrying and the recipients.

Meanwhile, reports from inside the Daesh group indicate that they have run out of food and medicine after Puntland forces succeeded in completely isolating the areas where they were hiding.

Security officials say the remaining Daesh fighters are scattered in various locations across Bari region, where they are trying to regroup after retreating from most of the mountainous Cal-Miskaad area.

Puntland forces are continuing their operations against ISIS-Somalia, with air support for the raids provided by the U.S. AFRICOM command.

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According to Bari Police Commissioner Abdukadir Jama Dirir, officers uncovered a house storing explosives and other terror-related materials during an overnight raid in Bosaso.

The raid followed an investigation linked to the Friday night explosion.

The deceased suspect, yet to be formally identified, had reportedly been living in Bosaso while disguising himself as a street vendor and occasionally posing as a beggar to gain local support.

Police also arrested a second man suspected of planting the IED after he was found with injuries sustained during the device’s explosion.

The IED detonated at a street corner but caused no casualties.

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Commissioner Dirir reported that investigations led officers to the suspect’s residence, where they confiscated hand grenades, IEDs, and mobile phones used for terror activities.

This development comes as Puntland continues its major counter-terrorism operation targeting Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Bari’s mountainous region.

Since launching the operation, regional security forces have reclaimed territory and killed dozens of militants.

In a sweeping crackdown over the weekend, Bosaso police arrested more than a dozen suspects, including foreign nationals and 70 locals accused of collaborating with the militants, police confirmed.

Bosaso, like other cities in Puntland, hosts a significant number of Ethiopian refugees, many of them ethnic Oromo who fled conflict and hardship in their home country.

Meanwhile, following the Puntland government’s decision to ban foreigners from working in the region due to security concerns, residents gathered in Garowe today to demand the removal of foreigners.

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The demonstrators expressed their support for the government’s decision, pointing to the recent incident in Bosaso where a foreign man was killed while allegedly planting a bomb in the city.

The Puntland Ministry of Interior issued new directives to counter security threats posed by illegal foreign entrants.

The directives prohibit unauthorized foreign nationals from entering Puntland and ban begging using written papers in public places, such as mosques, streets, and business areas.

Telecommunication companies were ordered to refrain from issuing phone lines to foreign nationals lacking valid identification and recognized guarantors.

Existing phone numbers used for begging activities are to be deactivated immediately.

Effective January 25, 2025, the directive prohibits anyone residing unlawfully in Puntland from renting housing, obtaining phone lines, or seeking employment.

Individuals facilitating these activities will be prosecuted as accomplices in criminal offenses. Furthermore, unregistered small businesses operating in markets are now banned.

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A local import and export company called Al-Macruuf has said it has closed its offices and stores in Bosaso after they failed to pay a sum of 500,000 dollars claimed by ISIL group.

According to employees of the Al-Macruuf company, a business store belonging to the company was recently blown up by the militant group resulting a loss of life and property.

“Businessmen in Bosaso say they are facing major threat as the Daesh group has imposed extortion demand with death threats against local businesspeople as part of the terror group’s campaign to generate income,” one employee who spoke to Kaab TV on anonymity condition in fear for his security said.

The Puntland security authorities have not yet commented on the matter.

Recently, Al-Shabaab and Daesh fought in the mountainous region of Bari region, where dozens of fighters were killed. The two militia groups have been competing for control of the area to generate income in the region.

Puntland security forces have not recently launched attacks on the the two group’s bases in the region.

“This has given them the opportunity to carry out direct attacks, explosions and ambushes.  They are also threatening businesses,” said former Puntland security officer Ali Wehliye.

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