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Posted on February 1, 2025
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President Trump ordered airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia, targeting a senior planner and destroying terrorist caves without harming civilians.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday said he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others from the organization in Somalia.
"These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians."
(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Daniel Wallis)
Trump stated that he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State attack planner and others in Somalia.
The airstrikes were ordered because the individuals targeted were described as killers who threatened the United States and its allies.
The strikes reportedly destroyed the caves where the terrorists were hiding and resulted in the deaths of many terrorists.
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