The United States today conducted airstrikes against ISIS in the Al-Calmisqaad Mountains in the Baro region, where it was reported that ISIS members were gathering.
The casualties from the strikes, which specifically targeted an ISIS compound in Togga Miraale, one of the places believed to be home to the group’s top leaders, are unknown.
The strikes are part of US military efforts to counter the growing threat from ISIS in Somalia.
The United States carried out airstrikes in Togga Miraale on the 25th of this month, killing a number of ISIS fighters, whose bodies were left in the holes they were bombed.
The United States has said it will target those who threaten its security anywhere, and has now increased its airstrikes against ISIS in the mountains of the Bari region.
Puntland authorities believe that ISIS, which has been driven out of the Calmiskaad mountains, has concentrated in the Miraale River near the city of Bosaso. It is a place that is difficult for military vehicles to access. ISIS has also planted mines on the roads leading to the river.
