Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on a Successful Counterterrorism Operation in Somalia

Excerpt (Senior Administration Official):  “Let me begin by telling you what has transpired in the last 24 hours. Last night, on orders from the President, the U.S. military conducted an assault operation in northern Somalia that resulted in the death of Bilal al-Sudani, a key operative and facilitator for ISIS’s global network, as well as a number of other ISIS operatives.”