### [2025-03-26](/feed/2025/03/26/index.md)

##### War against the Islamic State
# U.S. has conducted airstrikes targeting ISIS militants in the Golis Mountains as part of a coordinated operation led by AFRICOM. The strikes reportedly killed militants without causing civilian casualties in ISIS hideouts located in the Golis Mountains of Puntland's Bari Region. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via 24NEWSHD](https://24newshd.tv/27-Mar-2025/us-conducts-strikes-against-is-in-somalia)
2. [AFRICOM](https://www.africom.mil/pressrelease/35764/us-forces-conduct-strike-targeting-isis-somalia)

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