President Trump announced that airstrikes targeting ISIS operatives in Somalia were successful, conducted in conjunction with the Somali government. The precision strikes targeted a senior ISIS attack planner and were reported to have caused significant operational degradation to ISIS without harming civilians. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth affirmed that multiple operatives were killed in the operation. Trump criticized the Biden administration for previous delays in targeting the operative, despite acknowledging that Biden's term included other airstrikes against terrorist positions in Somalia.
"The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians," Trump posted.
"This action further degrades ISIS's ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians," Hegseth said.
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