The United States military on Saturday conducted air strikes on Islamic State group targets in Somalia, President Donald Trump announced.
"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 on Truth Social.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes targeted IS-Somalia operatives in the Golis mountains in semi-autonomous Puntland region.
"Our initial assessment is that multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed," Hegseth said in a statement.
"This action further degrades ISIS's ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening US citizens."
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