Somaliland has firmly rejected a U . S . Africa Command (AFRICOM) report claiming that recent airstrikes against ISIS militants targeted its Golis Mountains .

The Puntland military operation against ISIS is intensifying as forces focus on the group's key strongholds in the region. Local authorities report that ISIS fighters are retreating and attempting to ...

The Golis Mountains are a chain of 258 mountains located in the Somaliland region of northern Somalia near the Gulf of Aden and include the highest point in Somalia at 4,498 feet above sea level.