Somalia, Islamic State

Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US and Somali officials say
Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia earlier this month, officials of the Puntland region said Wednesday. Maeleninine was the main target of the Feb.
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
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 second term
Trump says U.S. carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
The U.S. struck targets in the Golis mountains, and no civilians were harmed, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said..
Scores killed in Somalia in clash between security forces, Islamic State
Puntland forces in Somalia say 57 foreign fighters were killed in military operation against IS stronghold recently targeted by US warplanes
Islamic State Attacks Military Bases in Somalia's Puntland With Car and Motorbike Bombs
The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and motorbike bombs, a military official said on Tuesday. Puntland announced a major offensive against Islamic State and a rival Islamist group,
Islamic State attacks in Somalia repelled, 70 militants killed
The Islamic State militant group launched an overnight assault on military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state using suicide car and motorbike bombs. However, the attack was successfully repelled by government forces,
Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia
Nearly 100 people were killed and up to 60 others wounded when members of the Islamic State terror group launched a deadly attack on a military base belonging to security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region,
The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
The Post ventured to the front lines of an offensive against the Islamic State in northern Somalia, where foreign fighters ...
Islamic State attacks military bases in Somalia's Puntland
The Islamic State armed group attacked military bases in Somalia's northeastern Puntland state overnight with suicide car and ...
The Hunt: How the Islamic State group regrouped in Somalia
The Washington Post reported this week the Islamic State terror group “has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions.” ...
Trump orders airstrike on Islamic State planner in Somalia
It’s the first U.S. strike in Somalia under the second Trump administration, but follows similar strikes in the country last ...
Puntland offensive deals blow to Islamic State in Somalia
Forces from Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region have captured swathes of territory from Islamic State during a ...
Trump Orders Airstrikes Against Islamic State in Somalia
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “multiple operatives” had been killed in remote mountains in the country’s north.
Trump says he ordered air strikes on Islamic State group in Somalia
Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in ...
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Trump says he ordered airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia
The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks ...