In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted several airstrikes against ISIS-Somalia on May 11, 2025.The airstrikes occurred 60 km South of Qandala, Somalia. ISIS-Somalia has proven both its will and capability to attack U.S. forces. AFRICOM, alongside the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces, continues to take action to degrade ISIS-Somalia’s ability to plan and conduct attacks that threaten the U.S. homeland, our forces, and our citizens abroad. Specific details about units and assets will not be released to ensure continued operations security.

An airstrike took place in the Mirale Valley on May 11, 2025, targeting fleeing members of #ISIS terrorists. killing ISIS members who had been regrouping. The airstrike was carried out by the #USA@USAfricaCommand, allies of the Puntland Government #Calmiskaad #Puntland #Somalia

May 12, 2025: Our forces launched an operation in Lugta Mirin-xad & Shilim-cas (Miiraale Valley), following a #USA@USAfricaCommand airstrike on May 11, 2025. Over 10 #ISIS terrorists remain buried under the mountains where they had been hiding. #Calmiskaad #Puntland #Somalia

May 12, 2025: Our forces launched an operation in Lugta Mirin-xad & Shilim-cas (Miiraale Valley), following a #USA@USAfricaCommand airstrike on May 11, 2025. Over 10 #ISIS terrorists remain buried under the mountains where they had been hiding. #Calmiskaad #Puntland #Somalia

On Sunday, the 11th of this month, US warplanes carried out heavy airstrikes on the Miraale River in the Calmisaad Mountains of the Bari region, especially on areas where ISIS members were hiding. A statement from the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that the airstrikes targeted ISIS positions in parts of the Calmisaad Mountains, but the US did not disclose the losses caused by the airstrike. AFRICOM said that the airstrike was carried out approximately 60km south of Qandala district in the Bari region, while the Puntland Defense Forces said that the airstrike took place in Shilin-as in the Miraale River in the Calmisaad Mountains. US and UAE warplanes support Puntland in its fight against ISIS, and they are targeting these governments with heavy airstrikes on ISIS positions. The Puntland administration previously announced that a US airstrike in the Shillin As area of the Miraale River killed 10 members of the ISIS group.

Diyaaradaha dagaalka dowladda Mareykanka, ayaa 11 kii bishan oo ku beegneed Axadii lasoo dhaafay duqeymo culus ka fuliyay togga Miraale ee buuraha Calmiskaad ee gobolka Bari, gaar ahaan goobo ay gabaad ka dhiganayeen xubno katirsanaa Daacish. War ka soo baxay Taliska Ciidamada Mareykanka ee Qaaradda Afrika (AFRICOM) ayay ku sheegeen in duqeeyeem fariisimo kooxda Daacish ku laheyd qeybo kamid ah buuraha Calmiskaad, mana shaacin Mareykanka khasaaaraha ka dhashay duqeyntan. Taliska AFRICOM waxay ku sheegeen in duqeyntaasi laga fuliyay meel qiyaastii 60km dhinaca Koonfurta ka xigta degmada Qandala ee gobolka Bari, halka taliska ciidamada difaaca Puntland uu sheegay in duqeyntaasi ka dhacday Shilin-cas oo ka tirsan togga Miraale ee buuraha Calmisaad. Diyaaradaha dagaalka Mareykanka iyo Imaaraadka Carabta, ayaa Puntaland ka taageera dagaalka ay kula jiraan Daacish, waxa ayna duqeymo culus dowldahan la beegsadaan goobaha ay ju jiraan kooxda Daacish. Maamulka Puntland, ayaa horey u sheegtay in duqeynta Mareykanka fuliyay oo ka dhacday deegaanka Shillin cas ee togga Miraale lagu dilay 10 xubnood oo katirsanaa kooxda Daacish.

Puntland and the United States have issued different reports on the airstrikes in the Calmiskaad mountains. The United States government, in a press release, said that on May 11, a day before, it carried out a series of airstrikes in the Calmiskaad mountains in the Bari region, targeting ISIS militants. In this press release, the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that it had carried out a series of airstrikes targeting ISIS militants hiding in the Calmiskaad mountains in the Bari region, although it did not disclose the casualties caused by the airstrikes. In the press release, the AFRICOM Command said that the airstrike was carried out approximately 60km south of the Qandala district in the Bari region, while the Puntland Defense Forces Command said that the airstrike took place in Shilin-as, part of the Miraale stream in the Calmiskaad mountains. The Media Office of the Calmiskaad operation, which issued a statement on the airstrike, confirmed that it was carried out in the Shilin-cas area of the Miraale River, where more than 10 ISIS members were killed, whose bodies were displayed by Puntland. Puntland Post.

Puntland iyo Mareykanka oo warbixino kala duwan ka soo saaray duqeymo ka dhacay buuraha Calmiskaad. Dowladda Mareykanka oo Warsaxaafadeed soo saartay ayaa sheegtay in ay 11 bishan May oo ku beegan maalin ka hor duqeymo is xigay ka fulisay buuraha Calmiskaad ee gobolka Bari, kuwaasi oo ay ku beegsatay mileeshiyaad ka tirsan argagixisada ISIS. Warsaxaafadeedkan oo ka soo baxay Taliska Ciidamada Mareykanka ee Qaaradda Afrika (AFRICOM) ayay ku sheegeen in ay duqeymo is xigay ku beegsadeen mileeshiyaadka ISIS ee ku dhuumanaya buuraha Calmiskaad ee gobolka Bari, inkastoo aysan shaacin khasaaraha ka dhashay duqeymahaasi. Warsaxaafadeedka Taliska AFRICOM waxay ku sheegeen in duqeyntaasi laga fuliyay meel qiyaastii 60km dhinaca Koonfurta ka xigta degmada Qandala ee gobolka Bari, halka taliska ciidamada difaaca Puntland uu sheegay in duqeyntaasi ka dhacday Shilin-cas oo ka tirsan togga Miraale ee buuraha Calmisaad. Xafiiska Warbaahinta u qaabilsan hawlgalka Calmiskaad oo bayaan ka soo saaray duqeyntaasi ayaa xaqiijiyay in laga fuliyay degaanka Shilin-cas oo kamid ah togga Miraale, halkaasi oo lagu dilay in ka badan 10 xubnood oo ka tirsan firxadka ISIS, kuwaasi oo Puntland soo bandhigtay meydadkoodka. Puntland Post.

MIRAALE|| Puntland government defense forces conducted planned operations today in the Mirin-Had and Shilim-Cas areas of the Miraale River, Balidhidin Media

MIRAALE|| Cidanka difaaca Dowlada Puntland ayaa hawlgallo qorsheysan ka sameeyey Maanta Lugta Mirin-xad iyo Shilim-cas ee togga Miraale, Balidhidin Media

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