U.S. Embassy warns Americans in Somalia to carry out “potential attacks” at multiple locations, including Mogadishu airport

The U.S. Embassy in Somalia warned Americans on Tuesday that there was “credible information related to the imminent attack” around East African countries.

Authorities did not provide details about the potential attack, but the embassy in Mogadishu said it was tracking threats to multiple locations, including the capital’s Aden Ad International Airport. According to a warning posted on the embassy website, all embassy staff there were told to cancel all actions.

“The U.S. Embassy in Somalia reminds U.S. citizens that terrorists continue to plot kidnappings, explosions and other attacks in Somalia,” the embassy said in a warning. “They may conduct attacks with little or no warning against airports and seaports, checkpoints, government buildings, hotels, restaurants, shopping areas, and other areas where crowds gather, frequented by Westerners, government, military and Western convoys.”

The fourth-level travel consultation issued by the State Council warns people not to travel to the country, which has been effective since July 2024, and the embassy said this is effective due to multiple threats due to crime, terrorism and civil unrest.

In recent weeks, the United States has stepped up a military strike in Somalia to target terrorists after President Trump returns to the White House. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the February 1 strike, The first major military operation in Trump’s second termkilled several ISIS agents, and no civilians were injured.

Since then, the US Africa Command has said it has carried out several other air strikes with the Somalian government to target ISIS and al-shabab militants, hitting near Al-Kowsar, Ceel Baraf, Dadar and Bulo Burti.

According to the International Crisis Group, the country’s ISIS militants are estimated to be hundreds, mostly scattered in the Cal Miskaat Mountains in the Ponlan Bari region.