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Africa Horn

Puntland Forces Step Up Pressure on ISIS as Trapped Militants Face Surrender Deadline

2025-08-27

[Garowe] Puntland
...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...
’s defense forces have issued an urgent 72-hour ultimatum to Islamic State

...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) fighters trapped in the Baallade valley, urging them to surrender peacefully or face full military action.

The hard boys, currently surrounded in cave hideouts within the valley, have been warned that this is their final chance to avoid bloodshed. The message, issued in multiple languages, called on the fighters to lay down their arms and contact Puntland security forces for safe surrender.

"The Puntland government calls on ISIS fighters and anyone wishing to surrender to contact Puntland security forces within 72 hours. Your life is valuable," read a statement from Puntland’s military command.

Authorities pledged humane treatment for any fighters who surrender, including safe return to their families and communities. However,
the man who has no enemies isn't anybody and has never done anything...
officials warned that failure to comply would lead to severe consequences. "There will be no escape. This is the final opportunity," the statement said.

The standoff comes as the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, concluded a separate two-week counterterrorism operation in the Puntland region targeting ISIS-Somalia.

The joint strikes focused on leadership hideouts in the Golis Mountains, a remote area known to harbor high-ranking hard boys.

Puntland officials said the current siege in Baallade valley is part of an intensified campaign to dismantle ISIS strongholds across the region, in coordination with broader national and international counterterrorism efforts.

Security forces emphasized that the window for peaceful resolution is closing rapidly, describing the current operation as the last safe exit for the trapped fighters.

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