Air strikes on Islamic State targets❶ (IG❶, a terrorist group banned in the Russian Federation) in Somalia became the first major US operation in Donald Trump's second presidential term, the New York Times reports.
On Saturday, Trump said he had ordered airstrikes on targets in Somalia, where the terrorists were located, also indicated that civilians were not injured as a result of these attacks. According to the American leader, as a result of the strikes, "many terrorists" were eliminated without harming civilians.
"President Trump ordered airstrikes on Saturday in northern Somalia, the first major US military operation abroad since he took office," the newspaper writes.
According to the newspaper, the strikes were carried out, among others, by F/A-18 fighters from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in The Red Sea.
At the same time, US military officials told the publication that these strikes were rather symbolic in nature and were not designed to neutralize a serious threat.
The Pentagon said that US strikes on terrorist targets in Somalia was conducted in coordination with the Government of an African State.
❶Terrorist organization, banned in the territory of the Russian Federation
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