{"id":51155,"date":"2025-02-11T21:58:38","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=51155"},"modified":"2025-02-11T21:58:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:58:38","slug":"key-isis-leader-among-14-militants-killed-in-u-s-airstrikes-in-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/key-isis-leader-among-14-militants-killed-in-u-s-airstrikes-in-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Key ISIS leader among 14 militants killed in U.S. airstrikes in Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A key ISIS recruiter, financier, and external operations leader was among the 14 militants killed by U.S. airstrikes in Somalia in early February, according to military officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In coordination with the Somali government, the U.S. conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on February 1, according to U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). The joint operation targeted senior ISIS leadership within a series of cave complexes approximately 50 miles southeast of Bosaso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 14 ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed in the airstrikes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africom.mil\/pressrelease\/35715\/update-us-forces-strike-on-isis-somalia\">according<\/a> to an AFRICOM assessment. Among them was Ahmed Maeleninine, a key ISIS recruiter, financier, and external operations leader responsible for deploying jihadists into the United States and across Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;At President Trump&#8217;s direction and in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, we authorized U.S. Africa Command to conduct coordinated airstrikes today targeting ISIS-Somalia operatives in the Golis Mountains,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defense.gov\/News\/Releases\/Release\/Article\/4050461\/secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-statement-on-us-africa-command-strikes-in-som\/\">said<\/a> Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in a statement following the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ISIS-Somalia, formed in 2015 by defectors from al-Shabaab, has been active in the Golis Mountains of Puntland. The group has grown in strength, becoming the Islamic State\u2019s new hub for operations. 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