The militants “Islamic state” captured in Puntland state in Northeast Somalia Balidchidin. This was reported on Thursday Somali Garowe Online news portal.
According to information, the detachments of terrorists entered the city on August 18 after stubborn battles with government units. Pantland’s state authorities announced that the head of the district administration was killed.
Portal notes that Balidhidin became the first in Somalia by the city, which was under the control of the structures included in the game.
The first cells of the IG appeared in the north-east of Somalia in 2015. Until the current capture of the city of militants, Golois was mainly acted in the mountains where their bases are. Experts estimate their number in 400 militants.