U.S. military forces are conducting strikes in Somalia targeting elements of the local affiliate of the Islamist terror organization ISIS.
An initial assessment of the Feb. 1 strikes suggested that multiple ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed and that there were no civilian casualties, according to a statement by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that was shared with The Epoch Times.
“This action further degrades ISIS’s ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening U.S. citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians and sends a clear signal that the United States always stands ready to find and eliminate terrorists who threaten the United States and our allies,” Hegseth said….