US Army conducted coordinated air attacks against operatives Isis SomaliaThe first attacks in the African nation during the second term of President Trump.
Mr. Trump said on Saturday in a post about the truth of Social that he ordered “a precise military air attack on the older planner of the ISIS -and other terrorists who recruited and led in Somalia.”
“These killers we found hiding in caves were threatened with the United States and our allies,” continued. “The strikes destroyed the caves in which they live and killed many terrorists, and in any way they apply to civilians to civilians.”
On Saturday, the Minister of Defense Pete Hegsetth He said that the strikes of American Africa was commanded by Mr. Trump and coordinated with the Somalia Vlad.
“Our initial estimate is that more operatives have been killed in air attacks and that civilians are not harmed,” Hegsetth said in a statement.
“This action further degrades the ability ISIS to plan and carry out terrorist attacks by threatening American citizens, our partners and innocent civilians and 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 while We carry out strong protection of borders and many other operations under the guidance of President Trump, “the statement said.
Trump did not identify the Isis planner or said if that person was killed on strike.
Pentagon’s counter -terorism strategy in Africa is tense as two key partners, Chad and Niger, kicked out of US forces last year and took over the key bases used by the US army to train and carry out missions against terrorist groups across Sahel, a huge dried spacious south of the desert Sahara .
US military officials warned that the ISIS cells received an increasing direction from the leadership of the group that moved to northern Somalia. This included how to abduct Westerners for the ransom, how to learn better military tactics, how to hide from drones and how to build their own small quadcopters.
The US military air attack in Somalia was aimed at three, and killed three, according to the US African command, last May.
It is estimated that the number of Isis is a country in hundreds, mostly scattered in the Cal Miskaat Mountains in the Puntland Bari region, according to the international crisis group.
Saturday surgery followed after the military air attacks on January 30th in northwestern Syria, killing Hurras Al-Din’s senior operatives, Al-Qaeda branch, the US Central Command said.
