The federal government of Somalia has welcomed the death of Bilal Al Sudani who was the Islamic state group leader in Somalia and was killed on Wednesday, but, his death announcement emerged on Friday by the US government.
The government said it is a very positive and welcoming news while underlined that the Islamic state group is not the major threat to Somalia as Alshabab. However, the government supported the killing of any individual who is a member of a terrorist group and poses threats to the public.
The U.S. operation targeted al-Sudani, an important Islamic State financial facilitator, and took place in the Al Miskaad mountains, in a remote cave complex in the Bari region of Somalia’s Puntland state.
Pentagon officials said 10 other terrorist operatives were also killed in the operation and no civilians were injured or killed in the operation. U.S. officials said the U.S. forces had intended to capture al-Sudani and other associates, but that attempt failed.
