U.S. airstrikes in Somalia surpass 100 under President Trump
NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. airstrikes in Somalia have surged more than tenfold this year under the Trump administration, with U.S. Africa Command saying it has conducted 101 strikes so far in 2025, compared with 10 missions in all of 2024 under President Biden. AFRICOM confirmed the figures to Fox News Digital and said operations are targeting ISIS-Somalia cells and the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab insurgency.
The latest operation unfolded Tuesday in Puntland State, northeastern Somalia, where AFRICOM said it carried out an…