Islamic State leader killed in US operation in Somalia

According to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, this senior executive of the IS group had the mission of extending the terrorist organization in Africa and financing operations all over the world, particularly in Afghanistan.

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The Pentagon announced on Thursday that it had eliminated, on Wednesday January 25, a senior official of the Islamic State organization identified as Bilal al-Sudani and ten of his men in northern Somalia. 

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Joe Biden agreed to this operation, which has been intensely prepared for months at the start of the week.

The US military had even reconstructed caves identical to the Somali mountains for training, the Pentagon said.

This time, no killer drone, but a Navy Seals commando sent to the ground with the initial mission of capturing Bilal al-Sudani located in a cache in northern Somalia.

But faced with jihadist resistance, this emir of the Islamic State for East Africa was eliminated in the fighting along with ten other fighters.

The Pentagon announces no loss on its side.

Finance operations anywhere in the world

According to Washington, this senior IS official was tasked with expanding the terrorist organization in Africa and funding operations around the world.

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