Puntland media banned from communicating with ISIS terrorist group.

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The Puntland administration has banned the media from making contact with the Daesh group, which Puntland is fighting in the Calmikaad mountains in the Bari region.

The Minister of Information of the Puntland administration, Mohamud Ayid Dirir, said that this decision is part of a general order imposed on the Puntland media.

According to the minister, the media are not allowed to go to the areas where the operation against Daesh is going on without permission from the authorities.

Also, the media is prohibited from broadcasting information that is not quoted from the Puntland administration. The minister added that journalists cannot go to war zones without official permission.

The Puntland Ministry of Information said that it is responsible for the safety of the journalist and the current security situation.