The United States, at the command of President Donald Trump, took air raids at the Islamic State of the Jihadist Network in Somalia on Saturday. Trump announced this on his Truth Social network. TASR reports according to AFP.
According to his statement on Saturday morning, Trump ordered “accurate raids on one of the leading organizers of ISIS attacks and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia”. However, who specifically was the target. AP noted that during Trump’s new term of office in the office, this is the first attack in this African country.
US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth added that the strokes focused on the IS operatives in the Golis Mountains in the Puntland semi -autonomous region, the US headquarters for Africa and were coordinated with the Somali government.
“These murderers, which we found hidden in the caves, threatened the United States and our allies,” the US President continued. “The strikes destroyed the caves in which they lived and killed many terrorists without hurting civilians in any way“he added.
Trump also accused his predecessor Joe Biden that “he did not want to act quickly enough with his comrades in terms of an unnamed high -ranking IS representative. According to Trump, the American army has been in the viewfinder for several years. “I did it! The message for ISIS and all the others who would like to attack the Americans is:” We will find you and kill you!“The president added.
The Sky News server recalled that US special units killed a certain high -ranking IS leader and ten other fighters in the air raid to the mountain cave complex in the remote part of Northern Somalia in 2023 during an operation ordered by Biden.
In Somalia, the Islamic State is present relatively few compared to the militant Ash-Šabab movement, which is connected to al-Qaeda. Experts, according to AFP, warn against increasing IS activity.
