The U.S. military conducted an air strike on Saturday against ISIS operatives in Somalia, President Trump said.
Why it matters: This is the first military action Trump has ordered since assuming office as commander-in-chief 10 days ago.
Driving the news: “I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
- He said the ISIS operatives were hiding in caves and “threatened the United States and our Allies.”
- Trump claimed the airstrike destroyed the caves and “killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.”
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a statement the strike in the Golis mountains was conducted by the U.S. military Africa command in coordination with the government of Somalia.
- He said the Pentagon’s initial assessment is that “multiple operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed.”….
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