# @bbcnews on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DV85-r0gIiO
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60052185-bbcnews-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-16T16:15:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC News (@bbcnews) — https://gondola.cc/bbcnews

## Caption

“Women are the backbone of the army.”
 
Muna ali Dahir is an officer in Somalia’s Puntland Defence Forces and has been fighting militants linked to the Islamic state group for more than a year. 
 
BBC’s Africa Eye has embedded with the forces as they push into remote valleys and caves where IS fighters have entrenched themselves. 
 
Tap the link in BBCNews’s bio for more from the frontlines.
 
#Somalia #BBCNews

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