In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against ISIS-Somalia on June 13, 2025.The airstrike occurred southeast of Bossaso, Puntland, in Northeastern Somalia.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.

Friday June 13, 2025Bossaso (HOL) – The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, carried out an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia fighters on June 10, 2025, in a remote area southeast of Bossaso in Puntland. In a statement released on Tuesday, AFRICOM confirmed the strike but withheld specific operational details, citing the need to maintain operational security. “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,” the statement read. The strike comes amid a broader security operation launched by Puntland authorities on June 8 aimed at dismantling ISIS cells in the mountainous areas of Bari region. The campaign is being supported by both the United States and the United Arab Emirates, according to Puntland security officials. “This operation specifically targets areas where ISIS fighters are congregating,” a Puntland security official told local media, adding that the goal is to eliminate the group’s remaining footholds in the region. ISIS-Somalia is considered a smaller but still dangerous militant group, primarily operating in Puntland’s mountainous terrain. The group has previously claimed responsibility for targeted assassinations and bombings in the region.

US conducts new airstrike against Islamic State militants in Somalia on June 13. The strike was carried out in coordination with the federal government of Somalia and it took place southeast of Bosaso, Puntland region

Puntland security forces carried out a planned operation in the Adayle area of the Baallade stream on Friday, for the first time since the start of the Calmiskaad war, killing more than 15 Somali members in the operation yesterday. Peacebuilding consultancy In this air and ground operation, Puntland forces bombed the caves of mostly Somali militias belonging to the ISIS faction, who were hiding in the Adayle area of the Baallade stream, approximately 26km southeast of the city of Bosaso. Security sources in the Puntland forces also say that the operation destroyed the defenses of the terrorist faction in the Adayle area, who had previously escaped from the Sadow cave, after the previous operation in which the forces took over Sadow and Dacarre. PUNTLAND POST

Ciidamada difaaca Puntland oo Jimcihii hawlgal qorshaysan ka fuliyay degaanka Cadayle ee togga Baallade ayaa markii u horraysay tan iyo intii uu bilowday dagaalka Calmiskaad, waxay hawlgalkii shalay ku dileen in ka badan 15 xubnood oo Soomaali ah.Peacebuilding consultancy Hawlgalkan oo ahaa cir iyo dhul waxay ciidamada Puntland godadka ugu daateen mileeshiyaad Soomaali u badan oo ka tirsan firxadka Daacish, kuwaasi oo ku dhuumanayay degaanka Cadayle oo dhaca togga Baallade, islamarkaana qiyaastii 26km dhinaca koonfur bari ka xiga magaalada Boosaaso. Ilo wareedyo amni oo ka tirsan ciidamada Puntland ayaa sidoo kale sheegaya in hawlgalkaasi lagu burburiyay difaacyadii firxadka argagixisada ee degaanka Cadayle, kuwaasi oo horay uga soo firxaday godka Sadow, kaddib hawlgalkii hore ee ciidamadu kula wareegeen Sadow iyo Dacarre. PUNTLAND POST