On Tuesday, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Biden to remove armed forces from Somalia that is cosponsored by Reps. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL). The resolution would mandate the removal of all US...
Reports: US Airstrike in Somalia Killed 7 Civilians in January
According to the monitoring group Airwars, a suspected US drone strike killed seven civilians, including three children, in Somalia on January 30. Airwars cited media reports from three news outlets: Shabelle Media Network, Somali Guardian, and Caasimada Online News....
US Increases Military Support for Somali Government Against al-Shabaab
The US is increasing military assistance to the Mogadishu-based government in Somalia, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. US airstrikes in Somalia have increased since President Biden ordered the redeployment of troops in May 2022 and the Somali government...
US Launches Third Airstrike in Somalia This Month
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has announced that its forces launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on Tuesday, marking the third known US strike in the country this month and the sixth of the year. AFRICOM said the strike was launched at the request of the...
US Launches Another Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 5 al-Shabaab Killed
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced it launched an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on Wednesday, the second known US airstrike in the country this month. In a press release on Thursday, AFRICOM claimed the strike killed five al-Shabaab fighters and said it...
AFRICOM Claims 12 al-Shabaab Killed in Latest US Airstrike in Somalia
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said Sunday that it launched an airstrike against al-Shabaab in Somalia on February 10, the first known US airstrike in the country this month. The command claimed the strike killed 12 al-Shabaab fighters and said it "assessed" no civilians...
AFRICOM Says Four Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somalia Airstrike
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) on Monday said it conducted an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab in support of the Mogadishu-based government on January 25. AFRICOM said the strike was launched at the request of the government, which has been engaged in heavy...
US Says ISIS Leader Killed in Somalia Raid
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Thursday said that US forces conducted a raid in northern Somalia that resulted in the killing of a senior ISIS leader, Bilal al-Sudani, in a rare US operation in the country that didn't target al-Shabaab. A Biden administration...
AFRICOM Says Two Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Somalia Airstrike
US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in Somalia on January 23 against al-Shabaab in support of the Mogadishu-based government. The press release said the strike took place in a remote area near Xaradheere, Somalia, about 246 miles...
US Military Says 30 Al-Shabaab Killed in Somalia Airstrike
US Africom Command said it launched an airstrike in Somalia on Friday against al-Shabaab in support of the US-backed Mogadishu-based government. The strike took place near the central town of Galcad, about 162 miles northeast of Mogadishu, where al-Shabaab and the...


