On Thursday, the United States Pentagon announced that an American special forces helicopter raid killed senior ISIS leader and key facilitator Bilal al-Sudani, along with 10 other militants..In a statement, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced that "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 SIS's global network," adding that "Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group's operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan.".There were no civilian casualties reported as a result of the raid. There were also no casualties sustained by American forces.
On Thursday, the United States Pentagon announced that an American special forces helicopter raid killed senior ISIS leader and key facilitator Bilal al-Sudani, along with 10 other militants..In a statement, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin announced that "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 SIS's global network," adding that "Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group's operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan.".There were no civilian casualties reported as a result of the raid. There were also no casualties sustained by American forces.
