{"id":123757,"date":"2025-03-30T06:55:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=123757"},"modified":"2025-03-30T06:55:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T06:55:34","slug":"u-s-military-strikes-isis-targets-in-somalias-puntland-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/123757\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. military strikes ISIS targets in Somalia\u2019s Puntland Region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> The United States military conducted on Saturday an airstrike against ISIS targets in the Puntland region of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The airstrike, carried out in coordination with the Somali government, resulted in the elimination of multiple ISIS operatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africom.mil\/pressrelease\/35771\/us-forces-conduct-significant-kinetic-strike-targeting-isis-somalia\">AFRICOM<\/a> confirmed that the strike targeted several ISIS positions in southeastern Bosasso, Puntland, in northeastern Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This operation follows a previous airstrike in February, in which AFRICOM announced the killing of a senior ISIS leader in the mountainous areas of Bari province, also in northeastern Somalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Abdulsalam Khoja<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) \u2013 The United States military conducted on Saturday an airstrike against ISIS targets in the Puntland region of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said. 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