President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he ordered military airstrikes in Somalia taking out a senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he ordered military airstrikes in Somalia, taking out a senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists the planner had recruited. The strikes come just weeks after an ISIS-inspired terrorist killed 14 people and injured dozens more after he plowed a truck into New Year's Eve revelers in New Orleans. 'These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies,' Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The United States has periodically carried out airstrikes in Somalia for years under Republican and Democratic administrations. A strike, which also targeted Islamic State militants, was carried out by the U.S. in coordination with Somalia last year. It killed three members of the group, the U.S. military said. Reuters contributed to this report.
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