US military strikes Islamic State operatives in Somalia | AP News
Feb 1, 2025 · 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 …
Islamic State – Somalia Province - Wikipedia
The Islamic State – Somalia Province [note 1] or Abnaa ul-Calipha is an affiliate of the Islamic State that primarily operates in the mountainous regions of Puntland, northern Somalia, and …
US strikes in Somalia killed ‘key’ ISIL figures, says regional ...
Feb 2, 2025 · The government of Somalia’s semiautonomous Puntland region says military strikes by the United States in the Golis Mountains killed “key figures” of the ISIL (ISIS) group.
U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia - africom.mil
Feb 1, 2025 · In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on Feb. 1, 2025. The command’s initial assessment …
ISIS Terrorists in Somalia Targeted and Destroyed - Voice of …
5 days ago · In a statement, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the airstrikes were undertaken in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia and targeted ISIS-Somalia operatives …
Islamic State-Somalia: A Growing Global Terror Concern
According to news reports citing several unnamed senior U.S. officials, the leader of the Islamic State’s Somali branch quietly became the global head of the Islamic State last year. This is far …
National Counterterrorism Center | FTOs - DNI
ISIS-Somalia adheres to ISIS’s strict interpretation of Islamic law and aims to extend ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Africa. ISIS-Somalia’s attacks have been sporadic, consisting largely …
The Islamic State in Somalia: Responding to an Evolving Threat
Sep 12, 2024 · IS-Somalia emerged from the shadow of Al-Shabaab, Somalia’s main jihadist organisation, which controls swathes of the country’s south and centre. Amid the Islamic …
US military operation kills senior ISIS leader in Somalia
Jan 26, 2023 · A US military operation killed a senior ISIS leader and 10 members of the terror group in northern Somalia on Wednesday, two senior Biden administration officials said on …
Global leader of ISIS targeted and possibly killed in U.S. airstrike
Jun 15, 2024 · The U.S. military targeted the global leader of ISIS in an airstrike in Somalia in May but cannot confirm if Abdulqadir Mumin is dead, three U.S. officials say.