American warfare aircraft targeted the Islamic State affiliation in Somalia, describing the authorities as a high ranking operations in the mountainous stronghold of the terrorist group.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday announced an accurate strike on social media, to the main target “ISIS attack planner and other terrorists recruited and led.”
“Thesis killer, which we were found hiding in the caves, threatened the United States and our colleagues,” said Trump. “Strike destroyed the caves in which they live, and in any way, killed many terrorists, harming the citizens.”
A separate statement by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that a region was targeted in Somalia’s Golis Mountains, and “ISIS’s ability to plot and operate terrorist attacks further reduces the ability of US citizens, our colleagues And threatens innocent citizens. ”
Neither Trump nor Hegseth named the IS planner, although US officials said that Somalia was attacked in coordination with the federal government.
Aden Abdi Hashi, Commander General of Pantland Davish forces, said that the lease of 10 places of Islamic State terrorists in the Cal-Miscard region, targeted air strikes at 10 places, which is part of the Golis Mountains.
The general said, “Attacks at about 10 places in Cal-Micid Arenas, most of them, and we believe that many terrorists were killed,” the general said.
In a small town of Kandla in Bari region of Puntland, the residents told the VOA on the condition of anonymity because they were afraid of their lives, that they could see from the plum of the distance of smoke and flames, and they could see less At least seven huge explosions could hear.
Officials in Somalia’s semi-late Pantland region thanked the US on social media, called Operation a success.
According to the statement, “the latest aerial attacks, today carried out, as a result of the abolition of many high-ranking #ISIS members,” according to the statement.
The US Africa command, which oversees the US, said military efforts on the continent also said, many terrorist operatives were assessed.
The Islamic State, known as IS or Daesh, has played an important role in the operation of Africa and beyond the terror group.
Since 2022, Somalia has been home to al-Karrr, one of the nine regional Islamic state offices that are established to help maintain the abilities of terrorist groups. As a result, IS-Somalia has been an important cog in IS Financial Network, keeping money to colleagues in Afghanistan and other places in Africa.
IS-Somalia, at the same time, has become more led by a former terrorist Abdulkadir Mumin with an al-Qaeda-Linked al-Shabab, which is now believed to be a partner in Africa.
Some American officials worry that the Mumin has increased even more, perhaps acting as the top rich of the Islamic State. Others disagree but it is a consensus that Mumin is still an important person.
The US had earlier targeted Mumin in May last year.
The recent intelligence assessment further warned that Somalia has doubled in size in the last one year and can now be more in the form of 1,600 fighters surrounded by the influx of fighters from Ethiopia, Morocco, Syria, Syria, Syria, Syria and Yemen.
Most IS-Somalia’s manpower is concentrated in Pantland, which is particularly in the Golis Mountains, ie known as the Cal-Micid mountain.
Saturday’s air strike, against the first in Somalia this year, was carried out by fighter jets launched by fighter jets USS Harry S. TrumanCurrently in the Red Sea, according to the defense officials, who spoke to the VOA on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of the operation.
It comes when the Somali armies in Puntland are a military aggressive against ISIS militants who are hiding in the Cal-Miskad mountain. Pantland Thus the United Arab Emirates that says they provide air aid to the ongoing aggressive.
The operation, starting at the end of 31 December, fired a terrorist from a huge area in Northstors Highlands in Somalia.
Terrorists, many of them have claimed to have an IED attack against the Pantland forces.
The fierce struggle occurred at the end of the week when the regional forces dislike terrorists from Turmasale, a strategic place in the south -south -south of Bosaso, about 150 km south -east.
The Somali government called Saturday’s air strike “an important step in our shared fight against terrorism” by the US.
A statement said, “Somalia’s federal government welcomes the firm and the anti -terrorism efforts under the leadership of the United States.” “Together, we will continue to destroy the extremist network … and create a free future from the crisis of terrorism.”