The United States military has dramatically intensified its bombing campaign across Somalia, reaching 100 airstrikes by November 2025—a pace unseen since 2007 and potentially double the previous record.

U.S. airstrikes in Somalia more than double under Trump, targeting ISIS and al-Shabab terrorists in coordinated operations with Somali government.

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets fly in formation April 5, 2025. Over the weekend, U.S. Africa Command carried out its 100th airstrike of the year in Somalia in its campaign against Islamic militants in east Africa. (Gerald Willis/U.S. Air Force)

The crackdown comes as Mr. Trump castigates Minnesota's large community of Somali immigrants, regularly pointing to the country — often in incendiary terms — as a justification for his administration's sweeping mass deportation campaign.

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid.

NIRA hails the growing adoption of the national ID card, and says more government and private sector services will be integrated with the ID system.

The U.S. War Department defended ongoing military raids in Somalia, insisting the operations do not mark a return to long-term conflict. A senior official said the administration is following an “America First” approach,

Moorhead Police Chief Chris Helmick said it's not their job to help ICE enforce immigration laws. The East Grand Forks chief said he takes the safety of the Somali community “seriously.”

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community.