Monday October 6, 2025
Mogadishu (HOL) - U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said it carried out an airstrike against Islamic State (ISIS) fighters in Somalia’s Puntland regional state.
In a statement released on Monday, AFRICOM said the strike targeted ISIS militants about 37 miles (60 kilometers) from the port city of Bosaso, on the Gulf of Aden.
U.S. forces in cooperation with the federal government are supporting Puntland security units battling ISIS militants entrenched in the Cal Miskaat Mountains, as Puntland state nears the conclusion of its military campaign against the group in the region.
The airstrike marked the 81st U.S. strike in Somalia this year — surpassing the previous record of 63 strikes carried out in 2019 under the Trump administration.
The United States has also conducted airstrikes in southern and central Somalia in support of the federal government’s ongoing fight against al-Shabaab.