Saraakiil amni oo AFP u sheegay in weerarku beegsaday Al-Shabaab, isla markaana uu yahay kii ugu horreeyey tan iyo November 2025.
Imaaraadka ayaa Talaadadii duqeyn ka fuliyey marinka buuraha Galgala ee Puntland, isagoo beegsaday xubno ka tirsan Al-Shabaab, sida ay saraakiil amni Arbacadii u sheegeen wakaaladda AFP. Saraakiisha ayaa sheegay in uu kan ugu horreeyey duqeynta Imaaraadka ee waqooyiga Soomaaliya tan iyo November 2025.
Sahanka diyaaradaha iyo bartilmaameedka weerarka
Laba mas'uul oo deegaanka ah ayaa AFP u sheegay in diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn ee Imaaraadku Isniintii iyo Talaadadii sahamin ka sameeyeen aagga, kadib markii walax qarax ah lala beegsaday ciidamada Puntland. Diyaaradaha waxay ka duuleen garoonka diyaaradaha Boosaaso, halkaas oo Imaaraadku ku leeyahay saldhig militari, ayay mas'uuliyiintu sheegeen.
Saraakiisha ayaa sheegay in duqeyntu beegsatay afar dagaalyahan oo Al-Shabaab ah oo miinooyin ku aasayay waddo. Laba ka mid ah ayaa dhaawacmay, waxaana markii dambe dilay ciidamo deegaanka ah oo gaaray goobta. Warbixinta labaad ayaa sidoo kale xustay in ciidamo lug ah ay garab socdeen weerarka cirka oo toogtey qayb ka mid ah kooxda.
Taariikhda Al-Shabaab ee buuraha iyo duqeyn hore
Al-Shabaab muddo dheer ayay saldhig ku lahayd buuraha Cal-Madow ee Puntland, inkastoo awoodda kooxda ee waqooyiga Soomaaliya ay ka yar tahay tan ay ku leedahay koonfurta iyo bartamaha dalka. Mas'uuliyiinta ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in Puntland ay maalmaha soo socda ku dhawaaqi doonto guluf cusub oo ka dhan ah Al-Shabaab, halka dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya ay weli ka aamusnaayd duqeynta.
Duqeyntan cusub ayaa timid ayada oo dhowaan ay soo baxeen warbixino sheegayey in weerar kale oo Imaaraadku ka fuliyey Puntland, kaas oo ka dhacay buuraha Cal Miskaad sannadkii hore lagu dilay dad shacab ah. Baaritaan la baahiyey 11-kii October ayaa lagu ogaaday in weerarkaas, oo dhacay 26-kii Janaayo 2025, uu dilay afar qof oo isku qoys ahaa, oo ay ku jireen saddex carruur ah, isla markaana uu dhaawacay shan qof oo kale.
Warbixinta Drop Site News iyo xiriirka Imaaraadka iyo Muqdisho
Baaritaanka oo ay daabacday Drop Site News, wuxuu ku salaysnaa wareysiyo lala yeeshay dadkii ka badbaaday weerarka iyo afar sarkaal oo Puntland ah oo aan magacyadooda la shaacin, balse duruufaha weerarka si madax-bannaan looma xaqiijin. Khadra Cabdi Ismaaciil, oo 38 jir ah, ayaa Drop Site u sheegtay in qoyskeedu isku diyaarinayey casho, xilli ay iyadu ka baxday aqalkoodii si ay u soo booqato deris, wax yar kadibna ay maqashay guuxa diyaarad soo dhowaaneysa iyo qarax xooggan oo ku dhacay hoygii qoyska.
Weerarkaas ayaa dilay walaasheed ka weyn, Laadan Cabdi Ismaaciil, iyo wiil ay dhashay oo 13 jir ahaa, Cabdisamad Yuusuf Maxamuud, waxaana sidoo kale ku dhintay Maxamed Cabdiqani Maxamed oo toddoba jir ahaa iyo Xawo Axmed Saalax oo 17 jir ahayd, isla markaana lahayd uur afar bilood ah. Xawo ayaa gacanta ku haysay ilmaheeda oo siddeed bilood jiray markii duqeyntu dhacday, balse ilmahaasi ayaa ka badbaaday weerarka. Imaaraadku waa mid ka mid ah dalalka shisheeye ee ku lugta leh dagaalka ka dhanka ah Al-Shabaab, hase yeeshee xiriirka Abu Dhabi iyo dowladda federaalka ayaa xumaaday.
Security officials say the Tuesday airstrike was the first UAE operation in northern Somalia since November 2025.
The United Arab Emirates carried out an airstrike on Tuesday in the Galgala mountain pass in Puntland, targeting members of Al-Shabaab, security officials told AFP on Wednesday. It was the first UAE strike in northern Somalia since November 2025.
Reconnaissance Flights and the Tuesday Strike
Two local officials told AFP that UAE drones conducted reconnaissance over the area on Monday and Tuesday after an explosive device targeted Puntland forces. The drones flew from Bossaso airport, where the UAE maintains a military base, the officials said. A second report said the reconnaissance missions over the Galgala mountains followed information about Al-Shabaab movements in parts of the Cal-Madow mountains in Bari region.
The strike targeted four Al-Shabaab fighters who were planting mines on a road, according to the officials. Two were wounded and were later killed by local forces that arrived at the scene. The second report said ground forces shot some of the group members. Al-Shabaab has long had a base in the Cal-Madow mountains of Puntland, though the group's strength in northern Somalia is less than in the south and centre of the country.
Puntland Plans New Offensive as Mogadishu Stays Silent
Officials said Puntland will announce a new offensive against Al-Shabaab in the coming days. The strike comes as Puntland forces continue operations against armed groups in the mountainous areas. The AFP report did not provide further details on overall casualties or on whether the strike is part of a broader operation. The Somali federal government has not yet commented on the strike.
A previous UAE strike in Puntland's Cal Miskaad mountains last year killed civilians, according to reports. An investigation published on October 11 found that the strike on January 26, 2025 killed four members of the same family, including three children, and wounded five others. The investigation by Drop Site News was based on interviews with survivors and four unnamed Puntland officials; the circumstances of the strike were not independently verified.
Survivor Account of the January 2025 Strike
Khadra Abdi Ismail, 38, told Drop Site that her family was preparing dinner when she left to visit a neighbour. Shortly after, she heard a drone approaching, followed by a powerful explosion on the family home.
The strike killed her older sister, Ladan Abdi Ismail, and her 13-year-old son, Abdisamad Yusuf Mohamud. Also killed were Mohamed Abdiqani Mohamed, 7, and Hawo Ahmed Salah, 17, who was four months pregnant. Hawo was holding her eight-month-old baby when the strike occurred, but the baby survived.
