The US has begun a $70 million military construction project to expand a runway at the Manda Bay airbase in Kenya near the Somali border as it continues to significantly escalate its air war in Somalia. US and Kenyan officials held a groundbreaking ceremony on...
The US Bombed Somalia 25 Times in January
US forces launched at least 25 airstrikes in Somalia in January as the Trump administration has escalated the pace of its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. A US Africa Command official told AFP last week that AFRICOM conducted 23 strikes in Somalia in...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia
The US has launched at least two more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace, an air campaign that receives virtually no US media coverage....
US Launches Four More Airstrikes in Somalia as Trump Continues Record-Breaking Bombing Campaign
The US has launched four more airstrikes in Somalia, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said in two separate press releases that it conducted airstrikes against...
US Launches Airstrike in Somalia During Helicopter Raid Against al-Shabaab
The US launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in southern Somalia during an attack overnight, January 3 to January 4, according to a press release from US Africa Command. "The airstrike occurred in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, approximately 100 km north of...
Trump Opens 2026 With Three Days of Airstrikes in Somalia
The US began the New Year with three straight days of airstrikes in Somalia, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration appears poised to continue its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country throughout 2026. AFRICOM said...
US Bombed Seven Countries in 2025 as Trump Dramatically Expanded Airstrikes
2025 saw a major increase in US airstrikes due to President Trump loosening the rules of engagement for military commanders and launching new interventions in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. According to a report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event...
Israel Becomes First Country To Recognize Somaliland as an Independent Nation
Israel has become the first country to recognize the independence of Somaliland, an autonomous region within Somalia's internationally recognized borders. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 and has operated as a de facto independent state for decades, though it...
US Airstrikes Hit Somalia on Christmas Day as Trump Continues Unprecedented Bombing Campaign
US airstrikes hit Somalia's Puntland region on December 25, Christmas Day, according to a press release from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues a record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. The command said that its forces conducted...
US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia as Trump Continues Record-Shattering Bombing Campaign
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched airstrikes in Somalia's Puntland region on December 19 as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace, an air war that receives virtually no media coverage in the United States....


