Authorities say eight foreign militants died, security forces sustained ‘limited’ casualties and shrapnel injured some civilians

In a rare assault, the Islamic State Somalia (ISS) tried—and ultimately failed—to oust Puntland Security Forces (PSF) from a PSF base earlier today. Nonetheless, the attack represents how ISS is growing in strength and capacity.

The Islamic State group has taken responsibility for an assault on a military base in Puntland, northeastern Somalia, claiming the lives of 22 Puntland forces. The attack, involving 12 militants and two booby-trapped vehicles,

In Puntland, Somalia's security forces successfully repelled a sophisticated attack by Islamic State suicide bombers. This marks the first major IS attack since Puntland announced offensives against them.