The Trump administration has shattered the record for total US airstrikes in Somalia in a single calendar year, as the US has been bombing the country at a record pace with virtually no American media coverage. US Africa Command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday...
US Launches ‘Multiple Airstrikes’ During Two-Week Campaign Against ISIS Affiliate in Somalia
US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces had launched "multiple airstrikes" as part of a two-week operation against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region that concluded on August 23. "Operations consisted of targeted...
US Bombs al-Shabaab, Marking 58th Airstrike in Somalia of the Year
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces conducted an airstrike to the southwest of Bariire, a town in southern Somalia, on August 17, marking at least the 58th US airstrike in Somalia this year. The command said that it...
US Has Launched 57 Airstrikes in Somalia So Far This Year
US Africa Command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday that its forces have launched 57 airstrikes in Somalia this year, as the Trump administration has been conducting strikes in the country at a record pace, an air war that gains virtually no media coverage in...
US Launched a ‘Series’ of Airstrikes To Support a Week-Long Battle in Southern Somalia
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces had launched a "series" of airstrikes to support US-backed Somali government forces during a week-long battle against al-Shabaab from August 1 to August 8 in southern Somalia. The airstrikes were launched during a...
US Launches Airstrikes Against al-Shabaab During Major Battle in Somalia
US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched airstrikes against al-Shabaab during fighting in southern Somalia on Friday, the same day the African Union's (AU) mission in the country, AUSSOM, reported a major battle. AFRICOM offered no details about the...
Somalia: US Carries Out Airstrikes Against al-Shabaab, Conducts Raid Against ISIS Affiliate
US Africa Command announced on Saturday that its forces carried out airstrikes against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia and also conducted a raid against the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's northeastern Puntland. Both operations took place on Friday, and AFRICOM shared...
US-Backed Somali Army ‘Melts’ in Face of al-Shabaab Offensive Despite Billions in International Support
The US-backed Somali military has "melted" in the face of an al-Shabaab offensive in southern and central Somalia despite receiving billions of dollars in international support over the years, AFP has reported. Citing data from the think tank Sahan Research, the...
US Africa Command Says It Has Launched 51 Airstrikes in Somalia So Far This Year
US Africa Command has announced that it launched two separate airstrikes in Somalia on Sunday, as the Trump administration is continuing to bomb the country at a record pace, an air war that is receiving virtually no coverage in US media. AFRICOM said that the strikes...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland Region
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia's Puntland region as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. As usual, AFRICOM offered no details on the strike, saying only that it...