163
US President Donald Trump today, February 1, ordered airstrikes against members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Somalia. These are the first American attacks on the territory of the African country since the Republican took office, Politico reports.
“These killers we found hiding in caves were threatening the United States and our allies,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social network.
The US President stressed that the airstrikes killed a large number of terrorists and destroyed the caves they were living in. According to him, the attack did not cause any harm to civilians.
According to Trump, the ISIS attack planners were eliminated. He also accused former US President Joe Biden and his administration of not acting quickly enough to deal with the threat.
"The message to ISIS and anyone else who attacks Americans is this: 'We will find you, and we will kill you!'" the head of the White House emphasized.
Reuters reported that the airstrikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains. This information was shared by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
An official in the Somali president's office told reporters that his country's government welcomed the move.
“Somalia cannot be a haven for terrorists,” he said in comments to the agency.
The US fight against ISIS – other news
Recall that on December 8, 2024, American forces carried out dozens of precision airstrikes on ISIS camps in central Syria. The American military struck 75 targets using various Air Force assets.
In addition, in 2023, the US eliminated one of the ISIS leaders in Syria, who was preparing terrorist attacks in Europe. The terrorist and two other armed men were eliminated during a US army helicopter raid.
