US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he ordered military air attacks on a higher planner of the Islamic State attack and others from the Somalia organization.
“These killers we found hiding in caves were threatened by the United States and our allies,” Trump said in a post about the truth of Social. “The strikes destroyed the caves in which they live and killed many terrorists, and in any way they apply to civilians to civilians.”
They were spent on Saturday in Golis Mountains, said the secretary of the defense of Peta Hegsetth, who added that the initial estimate pointed to multiple operatives. He said they were not warmed by civilians.
Reuters could not check these details on his own.
An official at the Somalian Office of the President, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the strikes and said that the Somalian government welcomed the move.
“Somalia cannot be a safe haven for terrorists,” the official said, adding that the impact of the impact is still evaluated.
Hegsetth said the strikes degrade the ability of the Islamic State “to plan and implement terrorist attacks” threatening the US, his partners and innocent civilians.
“[It] He sends a clear signal that the United States is always ready to find and eliminate terrorists threatening the United States and our allies, even while carrying out strong protection of the border and many other operations under the guidance of President Trump, “he said in a statement.
For years, the United States periodically carried out air attacks in Somalia, under republican and democratic administrations.
The strike, which also aimed at Islamic State militants, was now coordinated by Somalia last year. He killed three members of the group, the US army said.
