Donald Trump has issued a chilling threat to Isis terrorists and “all others who would attack Americans” after a series of precision air strikes this morning.
On Saturday, the US Africa Command killed “multiple operatives” hiding out in Isis caves in Somalia with no civilian casualties, America’s Department of Defense said.
And in response, the President launched into a tirade at Isis, Joe Biden and his “cronies”.
“This morning, I ordered precision military air strikes on the Senior Isis Attack Planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia,” Trump wrote on social media.
‘Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did,’ Trump vowed
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“These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our allies.
“The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians.
“Our Military has targeted this Isis Attack Planner for years, but Biden and his cronies wouldn’t act quickly enough to get the job done. I did!
“The message to Isis and all others who would attack Americans is that ‘WE WILL FIND YOU, AND WE WILL KILL YOU!'”
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‘The strikes destroyed the caves they live in, and killed many terrorists without, in any way, harming civilians,’ Trump said
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The President’s message has been hailed by supporters – Republicans Overseas UK chairman Greg Swenson told GB News: “I thought his statement was brilliant – direct and honest. Unfiltered but patriotic.”
Trump did not name any of the people targeted in the strikes, say whether the “Attack Planner” target was among those killed, or give further details about the location in Somalia.
And the US Department of Defense said the strikes were ordered by Trump himself and coordinated with Somalia’s government.
“This action further degrades Isis’s ability to plot and conduct terrorist attacks threatening US citizens, our partners, and innocent civilians, and sends a clear signal that the United States always stands ready to find and eliminate terrorists who threaten the United States and our allies, even as we conduct robust border-protection and many other operations under President Trump’s leadership,” a statement said.
‘I thought his statement was brilliant – direct and honest. Unfiltered but patriotic,’ Greg Swenson told GB News
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US military officials have warned that Isis cells have been taking ever-increasing leadership from terror group bosses who have moved to northern Somalia.
That has included learning how to kidnap Westerners for ransom, better military tactics, how to hide from drones and how to build their own small “quadcopters”.
It’s thought that there are hundreds of Isis militants in Somalia – mostly scattered in the country’s Cal Miskaat mountains, according to the International Crisis Group.