US Africa Command has announced at least four more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace with virtually no media coverage in the United States. AFRICOM said in one press release that its forces launched...
US Bombs Somalia for 112th Time This Year
US Africa Command announced on Monday that its forces launched another airstrike in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-shattering bombing campaign in the country. AFRICOM said the strike was launched on December 14 and targeted al-Shabaab about...
Investigators Say Somali Clan Elder Killed by US Airstrike Was a Peace Delegate, Not a Militant
A committee in Somalia tasked with investigating the killing of a Somali clan elder who was hit by a US airstrike has found that he was a peaceful figure with no links to militant groups, rejecting claims from US Africa Command that he was an al-Shabaab weapons...
US-Trained Somali Forces Kill Dozens of Civilians in Attack on Village in Southern Somalia
A US-trained Somali government force killed dozens of civilians during an attack on a village in southern Somalia that started Tuesday night and continued until Wednesday morning, according to Somali media reports. According to the Somali Guardian, the attack targeted...
US Africa Command Says It Has Launched 111 Airstrikes in Somalia This Year
US Africa Command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday that its forces have launched 111 airstrikes in Somalia this year, an unprecedented number as President Trump has dramatically escalated the US war in the country. The figure is more than 10 times the number of...
AFRICOM Announces Seven More Airstrikes in Somalia as Trump Continues Record-Shattering Bombing Campaign
US Africa Command has announced in recent days that its forces have launched at least seven more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues its record-breaking bombing campaign in the country, which receives virtually no media coverage in the United...
AFRICOM Commander Visits Somalia’s Puntland Region, Calls To ‘Intensify’ War Against ISIS Affiliate
Gen. Dagvin Anderson, the commander of US Africa Command, visited Somalia's Puntland region late last month and called for the US-backed war against the small ISIS affiliate in the area to be "intensified," according to a press release from AFRICOM. The US has...
US War Department Claims It’s Not Waging a ‘Forever War’ in Somalia Despite Record Airstrikes
The US Department of War insisted on Tuesday that it's not waging a "forever war" in Somalia despite the fact that the Trump administration has shattered the record for annual airstrikes in the country. Liam Cosgrove, a reporter for ZeroHedge, noted during a Pentagon...
US Bombs Somalia for 102nd Time This Year
US Africa Command has announced that its forces have launched another airstrike in Somalia, marking the 102nd time the US has bombed the country this year, an unprecedented number. AFRICOM said the strike occurred on November 30 and offered no details other than...
Trump Criticizes Somali Government While Providing It With More Air Support Than Any US President in History
President Trump has taken a shot at the government of Somalia as part of his criticism of Somali migrants in the US, despite the fact that he has provided the Mogadishu-based Federal Government of Somalia with more air support than any other US president in history....


