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U.S. Africa Command Conducts Airstrike Targeting ISIS-Somalia in the Golis Mountains

The strike followed an identical operation on May 4, 2026, in the identical Golis Mountains location southeast of Bossaso, the same location.

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SOMALIA — U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting ISIS-Somalia on May 6, in the Golis Mountains, about 75 km (47 miles) southeast of Bossaso, in coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia and Somali Armed Forces.

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The strike followed an identical operation on May 4, 2026, in the identical Golis Mountains location southeast of Bossaso, the same location as reported in the most recent strike.

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