US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia's Puntland Region, Says ISIS Targeted - News From Antiwar.com

US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia's Puntland Region, Says ISIS Targeted - News From Antiwar.com

US Africa Command said on Monday that its forces launched two airstrikes in Somalia's Puntland region, targeting the local ISIS affiliate. AFRICOM said one strike targeted the Miraale Region in Puntland on May 3, and the other struck the Golis Mountains on May 4. The attacks mark the first known…

Continued U.S. Airstrikes in Somalia Demonstrate Relentless Nature of the Threat

Throughout his presidential campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump ran on a platform that included extricating the United States from “forever wars,” and avoiding getting bogged down in internecine conflicts where a narrowly defined U.S. national interest is unclear. However, months into his second stint in the White House, Trump has ordered his national security brain trust to map out contingency plans for kinetic strikes in both Somalia and Yem…