Finding and fighting the militants who have become the beating heart of the Islamic State (IS) group in Africa can be tough work as they hide deep in the mountains of north-eastern Somalia.But in typical Donald Trump style,

The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that “multiple operatives” had been killed in remote mountains in the country’s north.

President Trump confirmed a military operation conducted in Somalia targeting ISIS. CBS News' Ellee Watson has more on the strikes.

The American tradition of airstrikes against Somalia is continuing into Trump’s second term. President Donald Trump took office last month touting his commitment to ending wars. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker,

I ordered precise military airstrikes on a senior ISIS attack planner and other terrorists he recruited and led in Somalia," Donald Trump announced on social media. He added that the strikes "killed many terrorists without causing harm to civilians.