Somalia

US Africa Command admits to civilian casualties in Somalia airstrike

US Africa Command admitted that an airstrike last year targeting al-Shabaab in Somalia killed two civilians and that it failed to disclose its findings

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Somalia: At least 11 killed in suspected car bombing in downtown Mogadishu

At least 11 people died when a bomb exploded on a busy street and ripped into a nearby restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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US Africa Command disputes rights group’s allegations of civilian casualties in Somalia

Amnesty International has accused U.S. forces of killing several civilians in Somalia as they “dramatically increased” the number of air strikes in the volatile country, but the U.S. military denied the deaths. U.S. Africa Command said it had carried out 110 strikes by drones and manned aircraft in the past two years in Somalia, killing over 800 people, but insisted every death was that of a “terrorist.” But Amnesty researchers who investigated five air strikes in detail reported at least 14 civilians had been killed, raising fears the total dead in the scores of attacks may be far higher. “The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law, and some may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a Wednesday, March 20 report, titled “The Hidden U.S. War in Somalia.” The study is based on 150 interviews including witnesses, family members of those killed and security experts. Their reports were corroborated by satellite imagery, photographs of the deep craters of the explosions, as well as munition fragments collected from the sites. U.S. strikes, which included missiles fired by manned aircraft as well as drones, targeted Somalia’s Al-Qaeda linked jihadist insurgent group, Al-Shabaab. Amnesty said that since April 2017, the U.S. …

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Al Shabaab claims car bombing that killed 4 in Somalia capital

Four people were killed and nine wounded by a car bomb near a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia police said, for which Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility

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Fighting ends in Somalia capital after Al Shabaab attack leaves 19 dead

Security forces ended a siege by Al-Shabaab nearly 24 hours after insurgents mounted an attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu that left at least 19 dead

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‘Strong’ explosion at busy market in Somalia capital, police say

A powerful blast rocked a busy market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, which is regularly targeted by Al-Shabaab, police said

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Somalia: 2 killed in car bomb explosion near petroleum ministry in Mogadishu

Two people were killed and five wounded when a car packed with explosives was detonated near the ministry of petroleum in the Somali capital Mogadishu

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Somalia: 6 US airstrikes kill 62 al-Shabaab militants in Gandarshe

The US military said 62 al-Shabaab militants were killed in six airstrikes in the vicinity of Gandarshe, Somalia

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Somalia: Al Shabaab militants attack Sufi center in Galkayo, killing 15

At least 15 people were killed and 10 others wounded in the central Somali town of Galkayo when Shabaab militants attacked a Sufi religious center

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Dozens killed and injured in Mogadishu car bomb blasts claimed by al-Shabaab

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured after three car bombs exploded near a hotel and a police headquarters in the Somalia capital Mogadishu

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