U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Target Senior ISIS Planner Under Trump’s Orders

The strikes, coordinated with Somalia’s government, killed multiple ISIS operatives while avoiding civilian casualties, according to U.S. officials.

President Donald Trump ordered precision airstrikes in Somalia targeting a senior ISIS attack planner and other operatives in the Golis Mountains.
The Pentagon reports that multiple ISIS operatives were killed, with no civilian casualties, per initial assessments by U.S. Africa Command
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth emphasized the operation’s goal of degrading ISIS’s ability to plan and execute attacks against the U.S. and its allies.
The Somali government collaborated in the operation, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud expressing gratitude for U.S. counterterrorism support.
This marks the first publicly announced U.S. airstrike in Africa during Trump’s second term, following similar operations in Syria earlier this week.