The Islamic State – Somalia Province[note 1] or Abnaa ul-Calipha is an affiliate of the Islamic State that primarily operates in the mountainous regions of Puntland, northern Somalia, and has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks across the country.

14 hours ago · The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. ... and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians. Our Military has targeted this ISIS Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies ...

1 day ago · Fighters from the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea carried out the strikes. The United States used manned fighter jets to conduct an airstrike against Islamic State targets in Somalia on ...

12 hours ago · ISIS in Somalia. The International Crisis Group calls the Islamic State in Somalia a longstanding if low-profile security threat that has become an important part of the jihadist group’s ...

11 hours ago · American officials said that he was operating in Somalia but that his influence extended across Africa, into Europe and even to the ISIS branch in Afghanistan that carried out the August 2021 ...

14 hours ago · In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on Feb. 1, 2025. The command’s initial assessment is that multiple ISIS-Somalia operatives were killed in the airstrikes and no civilians were harmed. U.S. Africa Command takes great measures to prevent civilian harm.

13 hours ago · Several ISIS operatives were believed killed in the operation. U.S Navy. The Somali president’s office said President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was informed of the airstrike.

14 hours ago · A strike, which also targeted Islamic State militants, was carried out by the U.S. in co-ordination with Somalia last year. It killed three members of the group, the U.S. military said.

14 hours ago · Donald Trump says he ordered military air strikes on a senior attack planner and others from the Islamic State (IS) group in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the ...

ISIS-Somalia adheres to ISIS’s strict interpretation of Islamic law and aims to extend ISIS’s self-proclaimed caliphate in Africa. ISIS-Somalia’s attacks have been sporadic, consisting largely of close-quarter assassinations and IED operations.