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Trump Says Ordered Airstrikes on Terrorist Targets in Somalia, No Civilians Were Harmed

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - Al-Shabaab*, affiliated with al-Qaeda*, has been responsible for numerous attacks in Somalia.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he had ordered airstrikes on terrorist facilities in Somalia, adding that no civilians were harmed as a result of the attack.
"This morning I ordered precision Military air strikes on the Senior ISIS [Islamic State, IS, banned in Russia] Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies," Trump wrote on his Truth Social media platform.
The strikes "killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians," the US leader added.
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*Al-Qaeda and Al-Shabaab are terrorist organizations outlawed in Russia and many other states
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