Friday 12, Dec 2025 {HMC} Puntland Police Chief General Mumin Abdi Shire announced on Thursday that Puntland security forces have destroyed more than 100 ISIS bases in the Cal-Miskaad mountains as part of ongoing counterterrorism operations.
Speaking one year after the launch of Operation Hilaac, the commander said the offensive has eliminated the group’s key fighters, reducing ISIS’s military capability by nearly 85 percent. He noted that weapons caches, supply stores, and factories used to manufacture explosives and plan attacks were also dismantled.
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General Shire revealed that the most dangerous technological and chemical center used by ISIS where foreign experts specialized in technical attack operations had been stationed was completely destroyed.
He praised Puntland’s efforts to curb terrorist activity, adding that friendly countries had provided technological and intelligence support crucial to the success of the operation.
According to the police chief, the sustained operations have significantly weakened ISIS, reducing its ability to instill fear among the population.
Operation Hilaac, launched in late 2024, is Puntland’s major counterterrorism campaign targeting ISIS and al-Shabaab militants entrenched in the rugged Cal-Miskaad mountain range and across the wider Bari region.
Source Sonna
