In apparent continuity with the GWOT era of the prior two decades, the Trump White House has announced the president ordered a wave of airstrikes on Islamic State cells in Somalia on Saturday, in the very first US strikes abroad since Donald Trump entered his second term. The Pentagon announced that "multiple" terrorists were killed and that it further assessed no civilians were harmed. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said US Africa Command carried out the strikes as directed by Trump as Commander-in-Chief. Trump on social media hailed that the attacks...

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he ordered "precision military airstrikes" in Somalia targeting a senior Islamic State (ISIS) member and his recruits, saying there were no known civilian casualties. Saturday's airstrikes were the first publicly announced strikes in Africa ordered by Trump since returning to office on January 20, and the first under newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted strikes in Syria on January 30, but they were not publicly attributed to Trump's order.

Donald Trump has said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior ISIS 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. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians." Trump did not name any of the people targeted in strikes. The US President ended his post with: "The message to ISIS and all others who would attack...

Trump says airstrikes on ISIS in Somalia killed terrorists without 'harming civilians' President Trump said he ordered airstrikes against an ISIS operatives in the Golis Mountains in Somalia this morning in a strike coordinated with the Somali government. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced the "precision" airstrikes, saying the attempt to target the "Senior ISIS Attack Planner" was successful. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians," Trump posted.

“This morning, I ordered precision military air strikes on the senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia,” Trump said in a post on X. ALSO READ | ‘Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C’; Here's how China, Canada, Mexico will fight ‘bully’ Trump tariffs Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that “multiple operatives” were killed as per an initial assessment carried out by the US, and no civilians were harmed. The strikes were carried out in the Golis Mountains area, he said. Hegseth said...

The United States has conducted air strikes on IS targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump confirmed on social media. US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior "Islamic State" attack planner and others from the terror network in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump said on Truth Social. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians." The strikes were carried out in the...

Donald Trump has issued a warning to ISIS and "all others who would attack Americans" after ordering air strikes on terrorist targets in Somalia. The US president posted on X, formerly Twitter, to announce the strikes while blaming his predecessor Joe Biden for "not acting quickly enough". "This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. " He added: "The strikes...

Donald Trump has said "many" ISIS terrorists have been killed in caves by US airstrikes he ordered this morning. Posting on his social media site Truth Social, the US president said: "This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians." This breaking news...