Trump says he ordered airstrikes on Islamic State group in Somalia

Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a major attack plan and other Islamic State Group (IS) in Somalia.

Trump posted on social media: “These killers, who found hiding in the caves, threatened the United States and our allies.”

“The strikes have destroyed the caves in which they live, and they killed many terrorists without, in any way, to harm civilians.”

The BBC immediately could immediately check the reports independently.

Trump did not mention any of the people targeting strikes.

The president ended his position with: “The message to ISIS and all the others who will attack the Americans are” we will find you, and we will kill you! “

In a statement, Defense Minister Beit Higseth said, “Our initial evaluation is that many activists were killed in air strikes and no civilians were damaged.”

Higseth said the strikes “increase the decomposition of” the ability “to a conspiracy and a terrorist attack,” and “it sends a clear indication that the United States is always ready to find and eliminate terrorists.”

Trump has also criticized the previous administration, saying that the US military had targeted this specification for years, but Joe Biden and his sponsorship “and his” “of” not to act quickly “to accomplish the mission. I did so!”

American forces killed the leader of Bilal Al -Sudani, and 10 of his clients in a remote mountain cave in northern Somalia in 2023, In a process commanded by Biden.

It aims to lead the international lead in 2010, especially in Syria and Iraq, but now its existence is mainly limited to parts of Africa.

The Somali branch was formed in 2015 by a group of fugitives from the Al-Qaeda group of youth-the largest jihadist group in Somalia.

In Somalia, it is famous for blackmailing the local population and mainly carries out small intermittent attacks, According to the United States Office of the Director of National Intelligence.