Somalia, Islamic State

Senior Islamic State Somalia commander captured in Puntland
A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after the IS leadership was targeted with U.S. airstrikes and as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against them.
Trump orders airstrike on Islamic State planner in Somalia
It’s the first U.S. strike in Somalia under the second Trump administration, but follows similar strikes in the country last year under then-President Joe Biden.
U.S. Strikes Islamic State Operatives in Somali Caves
The U.S. conducted an airstrike against Islamic State militants in Somalia, the first such military operation since President Trump returned to the White House. The strike on Saturday targeted an Islamic State operative,
Trump Orders Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Somalia
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “multiple operatives” had been killed in remote mountains in the country’s north.
Trump says he ordered air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia
Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump posted on social media.
Trump says U.S. carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
The U.S. struck targets in the Golis mountains, and no civilians were harmed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said..
U.S. Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Operatives in Somalia
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Saturday that the strikes by U.S. Africa Command were directed by Trump and coordinated with Somalia's government.
US launches air strikes against Islamic State targets in Somalia
The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced. The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday that US military strikes in the Golis mountains had killed "key figures" in the Islamic State group.
US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from Islamic State group
US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the head of the semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday.
US conducts strikes in Somalia
The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State group operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump's second term.
US hits Islamic State: What is Trump going to do in Somalia?
Following the strikes, the Trump administration issued a statement in which they said that the strikes were against the ...
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Somali government confirms 'key' Islamic State figures killed in US airstrike
The government of Somalia´s semi-autonomous Puntland region said United States military strikes in the Golis mountains had ...
Trump orders U.S. bombing of ISIS targets in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and ...
Donald Trump attacks ISIS, Somalia and Joe Biden: “We will find you, and we will kill you!”
The President of the United States revealed he had taken military action against the Islamic State in the Eastern Africa ...
Somali general confident of defeat against IS
Fiercest clashes occurred late last week when the regional forces dislodged the militants from Turmasaale, militants' main ...
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Three Ethiopians Killed in Somalia's Puntland, Several Reportedly Detained Over Alleged ISIS Links
Three Ethiopian nationals were killed over two days in Somalia's Puntland region amid accusations of "links to the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS)," while several Ethiopians have reportedly been ...