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According to a recent report, Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump posted on social media. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians."
The report said that the response of the president was sent on X about ISIS and all others who would attack the Americans and he said "WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!"
The report also stated that in a post on X, the office of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he "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 post also said the latest operation "reinforces the strong security partnership between Somalia and the United States in combating extremist threats". In a statement, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said "our initial assessment is that multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed".
Hegseth said the strikes "further degrade" the ability 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". He said the strikes were carried out in the Golis mountains, in north-east Somalia.
The report added that the government of Puntland, a region of north-east Somalia, thanked "international friends" who participated in the airstrikes that "killed high-ranking members" of IS. IS rose to international prominence in the 2010s, particularly in Syria and Iraq, but now its presence is mainly restricted to parts of Africa. The Somali branch of IS was formed in 2015 by a group of defectors from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab group - the largest jihadist group in Somalia. IS in Somalia is notorious for extorting locals and mainly carries out small-scale, sporadic attacks.
In addition to the report, Trump in his statement on Saturday also took a swipe at the former administration, stating the US military had targeted this particular IS planner for years, but accused Joe Biden "and his cronies" of not acting quickly enough "to get the job done. I did!" US forces killed IS leader, Bilal al-Sudani, and 10 of his operatives in a remote mountainous cave in northern Somalia in 2023, in an operation ordered by Biden.
Further, one of the last actions Trump took when he left the White House in 2020 was to pull hundreds of US troops out of Somalia. He has now ordered the first attacks on the nation less than two weeks after his return. Trump maintains he does not want the US involved in other countries' conflicts, while Biden had wanted to wind down America's involvement in post-9/11 conflicts.
Trump ordered strikes in his first term, despite pulling troops out in the eleventh hour of his presidency. Biden reversed that decision when he took over in 2021 to keep a continuous US presence. So far in his second term, Trump has kept troops there.
Report Source: BBC
The report said that the response of the president was sent on X about ISIS and all others who would attack the Americans and he said "WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!"
The report also stated that in a post on X, the office of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said he "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 post also said the latest operation "reinforces the strong security partnership between Somalia and the United States in combating extremist threats". In a statement, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said "our initial assessment is that multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed".
Hegseth said the strikes "further degrade" the ability 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". He said the strikes were carried out in the Golis mountains, in north-east Somalia.
The report added that the government of Puntland, a region of north-east Somalia, thanked "international friends" who participated in the airstrikes that "killed high-ranking members" of IS. IS rose to international prominence in the 2010s, particularly in Syria and Iraq, but now its presence is mainly restricted to parts of Africa. The Somali branch of IS was formed in 2015 by a group of defectors from the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabab group - the largest jihadist group in Somalia. IS in Somalia is notorious for extorting locals and mainly carries out small-scale, sporadic attacks.
In addition to the report, Trump in his statement on Saturday also took a swipe at the former administration, stating the US military had targeted this particular IS planner for years, but accused Joe Biden "and his cronies" of not acting quickly enough "to get the job done. I did!" US forces killed IS leader, Bilal al-Sudani, and 10 of his operatives in a remote mountainous cave in northern Somalia in 2023, in an operation ordered by Biden.
Further, one of the last actions Trump took when he left the White House in 2020 was to pull hundreds of US troops out of Somalia. He has now ordered the first attacks on the nation less than two weeks after his return. Trump maintains he does not want the US involved in other countries' conflicts, while Biden had wanted to wind down America's involvement in post-9/11 conflicts.
Trump ordered strikes in his first term, despite pulling troops out in the eleventh hour of his presidency. Biden reversed that decision when he took over in 2021 to keep a continuous US presence. So far in his second term, Trump has kept troops there.
Report Source: BBC
