BREAKING: A U.S. military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 other fighters in Somalia, officials said.
, senior administration officials said Thursday. There were no casualties among civilians or U.S. service members during the operation, the officials said.
Officials described al-Sudani as a key operator and facilitator for ISIS' global network because of his funding to sustain ISIS branches in Africa and around the world, including inPresident Joe Biden authorized the operation earlier this week after a recommendation from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and advice from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley, the officials said.
"This action leaves the United States and its partners safer and more secure, and it reflects our steadfast commitment to protecting Americans from the threat of terrorism at home and abroad," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. Before joining ISIS, al-Sudani was designated by the U.S. Treasury Department in 2012 for his role in, where he helped foreign fighters travel to al-Shabaab training camps and facilitated financing for foreign violent extremists in Somalia.
One of the administration officials said the U.S. intelligence community expects"to glean valuable information from this operation" as a part of its continued counterterrorism operations.
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