In 2025, the Trump administration (2nd Term) has significantly escalated U.S. airstrikes in Somalia, conducting more than 50 strikes against both ISIS-Somalia and al-Shabaab since the start of the year—a pace surpassing prior years and representing the most intensive U.S. Somalia bombing campaign on record [1][2][3][4].
The reasons for these strikes were cited as both the immediate threat posed by jihadi groups to Somalia’s stability and new claims of a potential threat to the U.S. homeland, especially from ISIS-Somalia's recruitment of foreign fighters[3][5].
In summary, the Trump administration in 2025 has ramped up drone and airstrikes in Somalia, focusing on degrading both ISIS-Somalia and al-Shabaab, with a dual rationale of supporting Somali stability and preventing perceived emerging threats to U.S. security[2][3][1][4].