"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."
U.S. Forces Conduct Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia— U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) (@USAfricaCommand) In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on Feb. 1, 2025.https://t.co/4zg8XnMIw9 pic.twitter.com/ntgiwiHR50February 1, 2025
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the strikes by US Africa Command were directed by Trump and co-ordinated with Somalia's government.
An initial assessment by the Pentagon indicated that "multiple" operatives were killed.
The Pentagon said it assesses no civilians were harmed in the strikes.
US military officials have said IS cells have received increasing direction from the group's leadership that relocated to northern Somalia.
A US military air strike in Somalia last May targeted IS militants and killed three, according to US Africa Command.
The number of IS militants in Somalia are estimated to be in the hundreds, mostly scattered in the Cal Miskaat mountains in Puntland's Bari region, according to the International Crisis Group.
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