During the military raid, carried out in Somalia on the orders of President Joe Biden, the key regional leader of the Islamic State Group Bilyal al-Sudani was killed, the Voice of America reports with reference to the Pentagon representatives.
According to officials, al-Sudani was killed during a shootout after the American military penetrated the mountain region in the north of Somalia, trying to capture him.
According to official figures, about 10 accomplices of Sudani from IG were killed at the scene, there were no injured among Americans.
“On January 25, by order of the president, the US military conducted an assault operation in the north of Somalia, as a result of which a number of IG members were killed, including Bilyal al -Sudani, – said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.” Al -Sudani was responsible for Promoting the growing presence of IG in Africa and for financing grouping operations around the world, including Afghanistan. “
While in the mountains in the mountains in the north of Somalia, al-Sudani coordinated the financing of not only the African branches of the group, but also the Islamic state of Khorasan, the unit operating in Afghanistan, the official representative of the US administration on anonymity.
The operation was prepared for several months, and the American military rehearsed the capture of the Terorrist on a special platform built in such a way as to reproduce the area where al-Sudani hid. Biden authorized the operation this week after consultations with senior officials of the Ministry of Defense, Intelligence and Security services, the source said.