US forces kill notorious Islamic State member in Somalia

US special operations forces have killed a notorious member of the Islamic State group and 10 other terrorists in northern Somalia. The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced this. US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin said in a statement that Wednesday’s operation in the mountainous region targeted Bilal al-Sudani, who provided financial support to the global terrorist organization.

“This action makes the United States and its partners safer and reflects our unwavering commitment to protecting Americans from the threat of terrorism at home and abroad,” according to the statement. President Biden was briefed last week about the proposed campaign, which had been in preparation for several months. Two Biden administration officials said on condition of anonymity that he (Biden) gave the final approval to carry out the campaign this week following the recommendation of Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley.

Austin reported that al-Sudani had been on the radar of US intelligence officials for several years. He was instrumental in providing financial support to IS operations in Africa as well as ISIS-K, its terrorist wing in Afghanistan. The US Treasury Department alleged last year that al-Sudani also worked with another IS member, Abdel Hussein Abadigga.

Abdellah Hussein Abadigga organized youths in South Africa to join the organization and send them to arms training camps. Pentagon officials said there were no civilian casualties in the operation. According to an administration official, an American involved in the operation was bitten by a military dog ​​but there is nothing to fear.

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