The United States has been carrying out operations in Somalia since at least 2002 without a formal war declaration.
Somalia's forces launch a sweeping offensive in Puntland, killing hundreds of ISIL fighters and reclaiming territory.
Trump said the hit, less than two weeks into his term, had targeted a senior IS attack planner and other militants in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland and had "destroyed the caves they ...
A January 2023 raid by U.S. Special Forces on a cave complex in northern Somalia killed Islamic State financier Bilal al-Sudani. He had sent cash to Islamic State-Khorasan, the Afghan branch ...
BOSASO, Somalia - Even with limited resources ... One of the soldiers from Puntland's special forces, stationed on the front lines, was quoted saying that they are actively pursuing the remnants of ...
The fact that Somalia was the target of America's first ... and consultants who are supporting the training of our special forces". A post on X from his office after the strike also had a touch ...
The increase in the range of people who can be targeted by the U.S. military dismantles Biden-era mandates that included more ...
The US Africa Command trains and equips the Danab Special Forces of the Somali National Army but this contingent has had minimal input in Puntland’s fight against ISIS and Al-Shabaab due to the ...
Contractors responsible for building and maintaining bases for US-trained Somali special forces, known as Danab, left so abruptly that US soldiers had to scramble to pick up the slack, he said.