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Scores of IS fighters killed in northern Somalia

US President Donald Trump welcomes Marc Fogel back to the US after being released from Russian custody, at the White House on February 11, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump recently said that the American military had launched air strikes on IS figures in Puntland. [AFP]

Security forces in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Wednesday they had killed scores of fighters linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in heavy fighting in the mountains.

It was the latest in a string of clashes since Puntland authorities, sometimes backed by US forces, launched an offensive against IS-linked militias in December.

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