Somalia, Islamic State and Trump

Trump says U.S. carries out airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them, President Donald Trump said. "These killers,
US military conducts airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia
The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.
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.
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 year under then-President Joe Biden.
US military strikes Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attack in the African country during Trump's new term
US military strikes Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attack in the African country during Trump's new term.
Senior Islamic State Somalia Commander Captured in Puntland
A senior commander of Islamic State's Somalia wing was captured on Monday, police and state media said, two days after the IS leadership was targeted with U.S. airstrikes and as security forces continue a weeks-long offensive against them.
US conducts strikes in Somalia
The U.S. military has conducted airstrikes against Islamic State group operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump's second term.
Trump's aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group
The Trump administration’s unprecedented freeze on foreign aid has caused chaos and uncertainty in a camp holding thousands ...
Iraqi-Led Air Strikes Kill Five Islamic State Operatives, US Centcom Says
(Reuters) - Precision airstrikes led by Iraqi security forces (ISF) killed five Islamic State (ISIS) operatives near Iraq's Kirkuk on Jan. 31, the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said in an X post on ...
Trump says he ordered airstrikes on Islamic State in Somalia
U.S. President Donald Trump said he ordered military airstrikes on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner ...
Turkey says it will join with neighbors to fight the Islamic State group in Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the ...
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Islamic State Churns Out Jihadists
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Destroyed by Islamic State fighters, Iraq’s ancient Nimrud site is becoming whole again
Once the crown jewel of the ancient Assyrian empire, the archaeological site was ravaged by Islamic State (IS) fighters after they seized large areas of Iraq and neighbouring Syria in 2014.
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Five Islamic State prisoners killed trying to flee from Tajikistan jail, source tells Reuters
At least five prisoners who supported Islamic State were killed after attacking guards with knives and trying to break out of ...
US-backed commander says his Kurdish-led group wants a secular and civil state in post-Assad Syria
The commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria says that the recent ouster of the Assad family from power should be ...