US Africa Command is aware of reports that it killed a civilian Somali clan elder in an airstrike that was launched in Somalia's northern Sanag region on September 13, the command told Antiwar.com in an email on Tuesday. AFRICOM has claimed that the airstrike killed...
US Africa Command Confirms Another Airstrike in Somalia, the 101st of the Year
Updated on November 26 at 4:00 pm EST US Africa Command on Wednesday confirmed that it launched another airstrike in Somalia on Tuesday, the same day that Somali media reported that US troops took part in a ground raid on a cave and fought against ISIS militants on...
US Troops Fight ISIS Militants on the Ground in Somalia’s Puntland Region
US special operations forces were involved in a joint raid with local forces in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region that involved an attack on a cave and ground fighting against ISIS militants, Garowe Online, a media outlet based in Puntland, reported on Tuesday....
US Bombs Somalia for 100th Time This Year
US Africa Command announced on Sunday that its forces have launched two more airstrikes in Somalia, bringing the total number of US bombings in the country this year to at least 100, an unprecedented number. AFRICOM said that the airstrikes were launched on November...
US Africa Command Launches a ‘Series’ of Airstrikes in Somalia’s Puntland Region
Updated on November 21, 2025, at 3:07 pm EST US Africa Command announced on Thursday that its forces launched a "series" of airstrikes in Somalia's northeastern Puntland region on November 19 as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace....
US Bombs Somalia for 97th Time This Year
US Africa Command said on Wednesday that its forces launched an airstrike in northeastern Somalia's Puntland region on November 18, as the Trump administration continues bombing the country at a record pace. AFRICOM told Antiwar.com on November 17 that it has launched...
US Launches a Series of Airstrikes in Somalia, Civilians Reported Killed
Updated on November 17 at 8:35 am EST The US has launched at least five more airstrikes in Somalia in recent days as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace, a heavy US air war that receives virtually no American media coverage....
US Bombs Somalia for the 90th Time This Year
US Africa Command said in a press release on Monday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on November 8, marking at least the 90th time that the US has bombed the country this year. AFRICOM said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's...
US Bombs Somalia for Three Consecutive Days
The US has launched three more airstrikes in Somalia over three consecutive days, according to press releases from US Africa Command, as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. AFRICOM said that it launched an airstrike on October 26...
US Launches Two More Airstrikes in Somalia as It Continues To Bomb the Country at a Record Pace
US Africa Command on Monday announced that its forces launched two more airstrikes in Somalia as the Trump administration continues to bomb the country at a record pace. The command said that both strikes targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia's northeastern Puntland...


