American airstrikes targeted leaders of the Islamic State, or ISIS, in Somalia on Saturday and killed senior leaders of the organization without harming civilians, U.S. President Donald Trump said.
“The message to ISIS and all others who would attack Americans is ‘WE WILL FIND YOU AND WE WILL KILL YOU!’ President Trump posted on social media.
According to the U.S. military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM), American fighter jets struck multiple targets in the Golis mountains in coordination with the federal government of Somalia.
“This action further degrades ISIS’s ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians and sends a clear signal that the United States always stands ready to find and eliminate terrorists who threaten the United States and our allies, even as we conduct robust border-protection and many other operations under President Trump’s leadership,” U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement on Feb 1.
Somalia is one of a number of African countries where Islamic insurgencies have been active in recent years, and the ISIS presence there has fueled internal conflict and threatened the central government as well as civilians for over a decade. Though U.S. forces killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a raid in Northwest Syria in 2019, offshoots of the terrorist organization continue to operate globally.
Source: Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Saturday’s strikes in Somalia mark the first announced military action undertaken in Africa by the Trump administration. On Thursday, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) struck suspected terror targets in northwest Syria, killing ISIS operative Hurras al-Din.
U.S. influence in Africa has been seen as waning in recent years, as other global powers such as China have expanded theirs largely in pursuit of the continent’s mineral resources. Last year, Chad and Niger both expelled U.S. forces and took over bases previously utilized by the American military.
Though ISIS did not claim direct responsibility for the attack in New Orleans, Louisiana last month, the assailant, Shamsud Din-Jabbar, is believed to have been inspired by the terror organization and carried their flag in the truck with which he killed 14 civilians on Bourbon street and wounded dozens of others.
Will State representative Deja Dahlac from Lewiston , be lobbying for an aid package for these dead isis members families ?. Maybe we could airlift them out and bring them to Maine under humanitarian relief .:Janet Mills invited them . Trump for sure won’t be paying for it . Will the taxpayers in Maine be expected to pick up the tab ?
Great to have a president with balls and a first Lady without!
US Constitution is clear. Only congress declares wars.
P.S
Muh, what did so called isis in Somalia do this time AND who are the partners!?!?
Ya fucking jews.
P.S.S
Only Islam says “peace be upon him” to Jesus name. The jews spit on him.
When will the US strike the ISIS enclaves in Maine, Minnesota, and Wisconsin ?
Christianity is not compatible with Islam .
Muslims are not our friends .
Good news = = D.O.G.E. will stop funding C.A.R.E. next week . .
“CIA be like Israel first y’all.” – And Biden sending $$$$, guns, bombs, planes, etc., to Ukraine for 4yrs to help fight a war is fine, right? Biden let in 10-15+ MILLION ILLEGAL ALIENS. No problem there, right? Four yrs of mandates, not following the Constitution, and treason against the US by not protecting the American people from murder, rape, kidnapping, drugs, cartel gangs, drugs, Islamic terrorism, etc., via an OPEN BORDER.
You show your total ignorance of Islam concerning Jesus Christ. The Muslims say peace be upon the Muslim Jesus; “Isa.” “Isa” is NOT the Christian “Jesus Christ.” Isa” is merely a prophet. “Isa” is NOT the “Son of God” as Jesus Christ IS. Muslims deny Christ was crucified, rose from the dead and was God in the flesh when on the earth. Two entirely different Jesus’. Both Muslims & Jews do NOT believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
According to the Qur’an the Muslims are forever at war (Jihad-Holy War) with the Jews & Christians and all other religions ( Qur’an :8:39) because they do NOT recognize Allah as the only god and Muhammad as his prophet.
All other faiths (including Atheists) are considered KUFAR (unbelievers, infidels, non-Muslims). The Qur’an describes exactly what must be done to the Kufar.
Jews do NOT want to annihilate Christians. The Qur’an has very much to say about Jews,Christians and any other religion.
You should read the Qur’an, Hadiths, Sira, The Reliance Of The Traveler (Sharia Law) and the Bible (New Testament) to lose your ignorance & increase your knowledge on the subject.
Unless you’re a Muslim apologist. In that case you’re simply lying.
Maine is full of Somalian refugees that travel back and forth from the country they sought refuge from. Can someone please explain that?
Sorry I need to correct this .
It’s NOT CARE …..It’s C.A.I.R. ….the Council for American Islamic Relations .
We won’t be funding this to much longer !
MAGA
Most Maine citizens do not realize just what a “ Trojan Horse “ this settlement of Somali Muslims in Lewiston really is .
READ THE BOOK : “ Refugee Resettlement and the Hijra to America “ by Ann Corcoran
Order it on Amazon .
Janet Mills may be too stupid to realize what she has invited into our midst . , but Mainers need to stop this takeover of our state by these Somali Muslims .