FROM FOX NEWS: The number of U.S. airstrikes against jihadi terrorists in Somalia has increased more than tenfold under the Trump administration so far this year, compared to missions carried out under President Biden in 2024.
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Friday that it conducted 10 airstrikes in 2024, and that so far this year it has carried out more than 100 airstrikes in Somalia.
Multiple local sources reported high-value ISIS targets were hit, with reports that a high-level terror leader was either killed or captured, and up to 10 terrorists killed. There are no reports of U.S. casualties.
There have been a series of U.S. missions over Somalia against various jihadi groups, primarily ISIS, ISIS-Somalia, and the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab.
The most recent military action on Tuesday had AFRICOM personnel involved in an airstrike and, according to reports, a gun battle with ISIS-Somalia jihadists in Puntland that lasted around four hours.
AFRICOM said in a media statement that the action was conducted “in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia.”
AFRICOM said the U.S. “conducted an airstrike approximately 66 km southeast of Bossaso. To date, we’ve completed 101 airstrikes in Somalia — 59 of which have specifically targeted ISIS-Somalia. In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, we continue to take action to degrade ISIS-Somalia and al-Shabab’s ability to threaten the U.S. Homeland, our forces, and our citizens abroad,” according to Fox News.
“What is the end goal here?”https://t.co/skyLKqHFf0 News Editor @DeCampDave dissects reports that the U.S. has launched a record 101 airstrikes in Somalia in 2025.
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