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.
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..
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,
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,
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,
The Islamic State has regrouped in Somalia — and has global ambitions
Puntland’s soldiers are now locked in a grinding fight, one with major international implications, but without much Western ...
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Islamic State attacks military bases in Somalia
The Islamic State armed group on Monday night attacked military bases in the northeastern Puntland state of Somalia with ...
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 ...
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US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
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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.
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US strikes stronghold of Islamic State affiliate in Somalia
U.S. warplanes took aim at the Islamic State affiliate in Somalia, hitting what officials described as high-ranking operatives in the terror group's mountainous ...
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 ...