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...
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...
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 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 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...
US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched multiple airstrikes in southern Somalia between June 27 and June 30, a time when Somali media reported major battles between a US-backed force and al-Shabaab. It's unclear how many strikes...
US Africa Command announced on Tuesday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in northeastern Somalia's Puntland region,...
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 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 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...
