U.S. forces carried out airstrikes in Somalia on Saturday targeting a senior Islamic State attack planner and other members of the militant group, killing many of them, President Donald Trump said. "These killers,

It’s the first U.S. strike in Somalia under the second Trump administration, but follows similar strikes in the country last year under then-president Joe Biden.

Donald Trump says he ordered military airstrikes on a senior Islamic State (IS) attack planner and others from the organisation in Somalia. "These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump posted on social media.