American forces in Somalia (resembling these pictured) killed a senior chief of the Islamic State throughout a particular operation Wednesday night time, which additionally noticed a number of different members of the group killed. File Photo courtesy of U.S. Air Force

Officials didn’t elaborate on the specifics of the operation, aside from to say it came about in a mountainous area of northern Somalia.

Aside from a chew by a army canine, no U.S. service members have been injured throughout the operation. No civilians have been harm both.

Al Sudani was “an ISIS leader in Somalia and a key facilitator for ISIS’s global network,” Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated within the division’s assertion.

“Al Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group’s operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan,” Austin stated. “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.”

President Joe Biden approved the particular operation after it was really helpful by Austin and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley.

The division didn’t determine the opposite ISIS members killed within the operation, nor did it verify the precise quantity, though NBC reported the figure was 10, citing senior administration sources.

In March, al Sudani was among several ISIS members sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department due to ties to the militant group, together with kidnapping and extortion.

The U.S. Africa Command said Thursday it would release further details on the operation within the coming days.