Sahnun Ahmed
BBC News Somali reporter who embedded with the Puntland Defence Force to report on operations against Islamic State in Somalia, providing frontline eyewitness accounts and interviews.
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Apr 4, 2026 • 26min
The woman fighting IS in Somalia
Michael Shuval, BBC Arabic reporter on Iranian-Jewish life in Israel. Sahnun Ahmed, BBC Somali reporter embedded with Puntland Defence Force and frontline operations. They discuss IS tactics and local resistance in Puntland. They profile a female fighter driven to protect her children. They explore Iranian-Jewish cultural ties and the community's dilemma amid tensions with Iran.
