U.S Military kills ISIS facilitator, Bilal al-Sudani, 10 Others in counterterrorism mission
The U.S Military has killed ISIS facilitator, Bilal al-Sudani, and about 10 ISIS operatives in a counterterrorism mission in Somalia.
The U.S. senior administration officials who made this known on Thursday said there was no U.S. casualty in the operation.
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Officials said, “After extensive planning and exquisite execution of the plan, there were no casualties among American service members or civilians.”
They said al-Sudani was involved in funding a network of ISIS affiliates around the world.
Also, one official said al-Sudani had specifically been funding and expanding ISIS’ reach throughout Africa and through the ISIS affiliate in Afghanistan.
The nation Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also confirmed the assault operation in a statement on Thursday, saying al-Sudani “was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa and for funding the group’s operations worldwide, including in Afghanistan.”
