US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia on June 19, as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace as part of an air war that gets virtually no media coverage in the US. As usual, the...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia
US Africa Command announced on Saturday that its forces launched two more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace, an air campaign with virtually no media coverage of the conflict in the US. AFRICOM said that...
US Africa Command Launches Airstrike in Somalia Targeting al-Shabaab
US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on June 16 as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM offered no details about the strike, only saying that it was launched near Bullo Xajji, a...
US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland Region, Says ISIS Targeted
US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia's Puntland region as the Trump administration continues its air war in the country at a record pace, with virtually no media coverage. As usual, the command offered no details on the...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland Region
US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched yet another airstrike in Somalia's Puntland region on June 10 as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said the strike was launched southeast of...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland Region, Says ISIS Targeted
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release on Tuesday that its forces launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia's Puntland region on June 4 as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. As usual, AFRICOM offered no details about...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia Targeting ISIS Affiliate in Puntland
US Africa Command said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on June 2 that targeted the ISIS affiliate in the northeastern Puntland region, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia, Says ISIS Targeted
US Africa Command has announced two more US airstrikes in Somalia that it said targeted the ISIS affiliate in the northeastern Puntland region as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM reported a strike was launched on May 31...
UN Rapporteur: No Military Solution for Somali Govt Conflict With Al-Shabaab
Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights and counterterrorism, recently visited Somalia and said that he believes the US-backed Mogadishu-based Somali government can't beat al-Shabaab and called for negotiations. "I do think there is a consensus now that...
US Airstrikes in Somalia Have Surged Under Trump, On Pace To Break Record
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported yet another US airstrike in Somalia as the second Trump administration has significantly ramped up the air campaign in the country, a US war that goes on with virtually no media coverage. AFRICOM said in a press release on...