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Three Ethiopian ISIS fighters surrender to Puntland forces in Al-Miskaat mountains

Monday 7,April 2025 {HMC} Three Ethiopian men from the Oromo ethnic group, who were members of the ISIS militant group, surrendered to Puntland regional state security forces in the Al-Miskaat Mountains on Sunday, according to Puntland authorities.

The men approached villagers in the Al-Khalifa Mountains, stating they had escaped from ISIS and wanted to surrender.

General Mohamud Mohamed Ahmed (Faadhigo), spokesman for the Al-Miskaat operation, said the men appeared to have been forcibly recruited into ISIS and had seized an opportunity to flee. They were transferred to the Buruc area and will be taken to Bosaso for further investigation by criminal authorities.

“These white men in the group, wherever they come from, are international men. They are not easy to surrender, and it is easier to kill. That is what distinguishes them from the Ethiopians,” General Faadhigo remarked.

He also confirmed that key ISIS positions in the Al-Miskaat Mountains had been destroyed through airstrikes by international partners. In previously held ISIS areas, security forces discovered mass graves believed to contain the remains of ISIS fighters.

General Faadhigo added that remaining ISIS members in the Togga Miraale area are fleeing and under surveillance. He did not disclose their current whereabouts.

WARARKA