Ben Saul, the UN Special Rapporteur for human rights and counterterrorism, recently visited Somalia and said that he believes the US-backed Mogadishu-based Somali government can't beat al-Shabaab and called for negotiations. "I do think there is a consensus now that...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has reported yet another US airstrike in Somalia as the second Trump administration has significantly ramped up the air campaign in the country, a US war that goes on with virtually no media coverage. AFRICOM said in a press release on...
US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces conducted airstrikes in Somalia against al-Shabaab on May 21. AFRICOM said that the strikes were launched in support of the US-backed government and "occurred approximately 27 miles northwest" of the...
Adm. James Kilby, the US Navy's chief of naval operations, has claimed that the US recently launched the "largest airstrike in the history of the world" in an attack on Somalia. Kilby said US fighter jets fired 125,000 pounds of bombs "from a single aircraft carrier...
US Africa Command said in a press release on Wednesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia in coordination with the US-backed government on May 17. AFRICOM said the strike targeted al-Shabaab and was launched about 125 miles north of Mogadishu but offered...
US Africa Command (AFRICOM) has told Antiwar.com that it won't share details about casualties in its airstrikes in Somalia as the new Trump administration "settles in." According to AFRICOM press releases, the US has launched at least 24 airstrikes in Somalia since...
US Africa Command announced on Wednesday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia a day earlier that targeted al-Shabaab just north of Mogadishu. The command refused to share any details about the strike, saying, "Specific details about units and assets will...
US Africa Command said on Monday that its forces launched two airstrikes in Somalia's Puntland region, targeting the local ISIS affiliate. AFRICOM said one strike targeted the Miraale Region in Puntland on May 3, and the other struck the Golis Mountains on May 4. The...
The US military bombed vessels off the coast of Somalia last week using expanded authorities granted to it by President Trump, The War Zone has reported. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a press release that it struck a "flagless vessel and a smaller supporting...
A major ongoing offensive in the Cal-Miskaat mountain range in Puntland has left over 40 militants slain, and leading Puntland commanders to call it the “final defeat” for ISIS in the country. The offensive with launched with support from the United Arab Emirates...
