US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia
US Africa Command on Sunday said it launched two airstrikes in Somalia this month that targeted al-Shabaab fighters in support of the US-backed Mogadishu-based government.
One strike took place on December 14, about 109 miles northeast of Mogadishu near the coastal town of Cadale. AFRICOM claimed the strike killed seven al-Shabaab members. The other strike took place on December 17, about 137 miles northeast of Mogadishu, also near Cadale, which AFRICOM said killed eight al-Shabaab fighters.
In both strikes, AFRICOM claimed its “initial assessment” found no civilians were killed or injured, but the Pentagon is notorious for undercounting civilian casualties in Somalia. There is virtually no accountability for US airstrikes in the country as the war is severely underreported in US media.
