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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia’s Puntland, Says Two ISIS Fighters Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 17, 2025

US Africa Command said in a press release that it launched an airstrike in northeast Somalia that targeted ISIS fighters, claiming that two were killed. Local officials in Somalia's Puntland region put the death toll higher, claiming the US strike killed 16 ISIS...

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US Attacks Northwestern Somalia, Trump Reports ‘Many’ Killed

by Jason Ditz | Feb 1, 2025

Updated 2/2/05 12:11 PM EST On Saturday, the United States launched multiple airstrikes against northwestern Somalia’s Golis Mountain range. Details are still coming in, but President Trump, in announcing the attack on Truth Social, said that “many” were killed. The...

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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 10 al-Shabaab Fighters Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 8, 2025

US Africa Command said on Tuesday that its forces launched an airstrike in southern Somalia on December 31, which it claimed killed 10 al-Shabaab militants. The command said the strike was launched on a town about 35 kilometers southwest of the southern port city of...

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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Claims 2 al-Shabaab Fighters Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Dec 26, 2024

US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday that its forces launched an airstrike in Somalia on December 24. AFRICOM claimed that according to its "initial assessment" of the strike, two al-Shabaab fighters were killed, and no civilians were harmed, although...

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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says Three ISIS Fighters Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Jun 2, 2024

US Africa Command has announced that it launched an airstrike in northeastern Somalia on Friday that it claimed killed three members of ISIS. The command said the strike was launched in a remote region known as Dhaardaar, which is about 50 miles southeast of Boosaaso,...

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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Claims Three al-Shabaab Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Mar 14, 2024

US Africa Command announced that it launched an airstrike in Somalia on March 10 in support of the Mogadishu-based government, marking the second time the US bombed the country this month. AFRICOM said the strike hit a target in the vicinity of Ugunji, a village about...

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US Drone Strike in Somalia May Have Killed Two Cuban Doctors

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 20, 2024

Al-Shabaab has said a February 15 US drone strike in southern Somalia that targeted the group killed two Cuban doctors who were being held hostage, an allegation Cuba is trying to confirm. US Africa Command did not announce the strike but released a statement after...

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US Launches Airstrike in Somalia, Says Two al-Shabaab Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Feb 15, 2024

The US military announced on Wednesday that it launched an airstrike in Somalia against al-Shabaab on February 9 in support of the US-backed Mogadishu-based government. US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said the strike was launched in the vicinity of Yaq Dabel in Jubala,...

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US Launches Airstrikes in Southern Somalia, Says Three al-Shabaab Killed

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 23, 2024

The US launched airstrikes in Somalia on January 21, US Africa Command announced on Tuesday, marking the first known US bombing of the country in 2024. AFRICOM said in a press release that the strikes consisted of two separate engagements against al-Shabaab about 20...

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US Military: Two US Navy SEALs Missing Off Coast of Somalia Are Dead

by Dave DeCamp | Jan 21, 2024

Two US Navy SEALs who went missing in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Somalia are dead, the US military declared on Sunday. The SEALs went missing while boarding a boat carrying weapons allegedly bound for the Houthis in Yemen, making them the first American...

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