Washington

A US counter-terrorism operation in northern Somalia killed a senior Islamic State (ISIS) determine Bilal-al-Sudani, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed in an announcement on Thursday.

No civilians have been harmed on account of this operation that killed various different ISIS members within the assault operation that the US carried out on orders from President Joe Biden.

“On January 25, on orders from the President, the U.S. military conducted an assault operation in northern Somalia that resulted in the death of a number of ISIS members, including Bilal-al-Sudani, an ISIS leader in Somalia and a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network. Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group’s operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan,” the official launch of the US Department of Defense quoted Austin as saying.

“This action leaves the United States and its partners safer and more secure, and it reflects our steadfast commitment to protecting Americans from the threat of terrorism at home and abroad. No civilians were harmed as a result of this operation. We are grateful to our extraordinary service members as well as our intelligence community and other interagency partners for their support to this successful counterterrorism operation,” Austin added.

Prior to final 12 months’s finish, US forces carried out an airstrike in Syria that resulted within the deaths of two senior ISIS figures, CNN reported. Notably, in Somalia until date, the navy operations have solely paid heed to al-Shabaab fighters that are the dominant militant group within the area.

According to the primary official, al-Sudani acquired sanctions from the US Treasury in 2012 for facilitating overseas fighters’ journey to an al-Shabaab coaching camp and offering funding.