The US announces the death of the leader of the Islamic State in Somalia

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The North American Department of Defense assures that the intervention was carried out at the behest of President Joe Biden

A senior Islamic State official, Bilal al-Sudani, and ten other members of the terror group were killed on Wednesday during a counter-terrorist operation in a mountainous region of northern Somalia, the United States reported.

“On January 25, under the orders of President Joe Biden, the US military conducted a strike operation in northern Somalia that resulted in the deaths of several members of the Islamic State, including Bilal al-Sudani, a leader of the Islamic State in Somalia,” the Department of Defense detailed in a statement.

According to the US government, Al Sudani was responsible for promoting “the growing presence” of the Islamic State in Africa and funding the jihadist group’s operations around the world, including in Afghanistan.

“This action leaves the United States and its partners safer and more secure, and reflects our steadfast commitment to protecting Americans from the threat of terrorism at home and abroad,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said in the letter.

The operation, ordered by the US president earlier this week, has not resulted in any US deaths or injuries, the Defense Department said.

It thus took place in a complex of mountainous caves in northern Somalia and was the result of “extraordinary coordination and careful planning between all elements of the United States government,” an official said in a White House report.

Sudani had a long history as a terrorist in Somalia. Prior to joining Islamic State, he was designated by the US Treasury Department in 2012 for his role in the jihadist group Al Shabaab. According to the White House report, Sadani helped foreign fighters travel to an Al Shabaab training camp and facilitated funding for “foreign violent extremists” in Somalia.

In addition, Sudani had an important operational and financial role with specialized skills, which would have made him a prime target for US counter-terrorism actions.

Source: La Verdad

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