US President Donald Trump announced military air strikes targeting senior IS leadership in Somalia, claiming the strikes killed multiple terrorists without civilian casualties. The Somali president welcomed the US support in the fight against terrorism.
US President Donald Trump announced that he ordered military air strikes targeting a senior attack planner and other members of the Islamic State (IS) group in Somalia. In a social media post, Trump stated, 'These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.
The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is that 'WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!'. The office of the Somali president confirmed on X that they had been informed of the US strike targeting senior IS leadership in the northern part of the country. Trump did not disclose the identities of the individuals targeted in the strikes. In a statement released on X, the office of the Somali president said that President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 'acknowledges the unwavering support of the United States in the fight against international terrorism and welcomes the continued commitment under the decisive leadership of President Donald Trump'. The statement further emphasized that the latest operation 'reinforces the strong security partnership between Somalia and the United States in combating extremist threats'. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth stated in a press release that 'our initial assessment is that multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed'. Hegseth added that the strikes 'further degrade' the capacity of IS 'to plot and conduct terrorist attacks' and 'sends a clear signal that the United States always stands ready to find and eliminate terrorists'. Trump also criticized the previous administration for failing to act swiftly enough to eliminate the IS planner, whom US forces had been targeting for years. He asserted, 'Joe Biden and his cronies' did not do this job quickly enough. I did!', referring to the airstrikes. This operation comes after a previous US airstrike in Somalia in 2023, which resulted in the killing of IS leader Bilal al-Sudani and 10 of his associates in a remote cave. IS gained international notoriety in the 2010s, particularly in Syria and Iraq, but its influence has since been largely confined to certain regions of Africa. The Somali branch of IS emerged in 2015, formed by members who defected from the al-Qaeda affiliated al-Shabab group, the largest jihadist organization in Somalia
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