airstrikes

US Secretary of Defense defends airstrikes in Somalia against Al-Shabaab WASHINGTON - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that US airstrikes targeting al-Shabab in Somalia over the past few days were undertaken because Somali forces are stepping up their offensive against the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist group. “More recently what has happened is that our partner forces have…

Ilhan Omar challenges Biden's admiration for new airstrikes in Somalia WASHINGTON - Somali-born US congressman Ilhan Omar is now disputing new airstrikes in Somalia by the US Africa Command, which has helped the Horn of Africa nation contain the threat of Al- Shabaab over the past two years. This comes after Tuesday's airstrike by the United States that targeted suspected members of Al-Shabaab…

Somalia: children injured in KDF airstrikes flown to Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of children injured in so-called Kenya Defense Force Airstrikes in the Gedo area were airlifted to Mogadishu for further treatment, the government said, just hours after the African Union mission in Somalia pledged to investigate the incidents. The Somali government accused the KDF of carrying out…

AU mission to investigate suspected Kenyan military airstrikes in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union mission in Somalia launched a series of investigations into the alleged bombing by the Kenya Defense Forces in parts of Gedo, where they reportedly targeted civilians last week. A statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation linked the KDF to…

KDF condemned for killing innocent civilians in Somalia's airstrikes MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has once again accused Kenya of the Armed Forces to carry out airstrikes in the Gedo region against civilians under the pretext of fighting extremists, in particular the Al-Shabaab group, which controls large parts of the countryside in central and southern Somalia. In a press release from the…

The Chadian army carried out airstrikes on Monday morning targeting a column of rebels in the northern Tibesti massif city of Zouarké, 1,000 km from Ndjamena. A military source confirmed these strikes against RFI, indicating that "the enemy has been treated". According to a witness, two MiG-21s hit the city of Zouarké on Monday…

The US Army denies having launched airstrikes in Somalia as militants killed MOGADISHU, Somalia - The American Africa Command has denied airstrikes in the village of Ballow and Jambalul in Somalia on Monday after reports that the Somali national army benefited from air bombardments as they fought with Al-Shabaab militants. In an interview with the Voice of America, the U.S.-African…

Lack of US airstrikes in Somalia rejuvenates Al-Shabaab militants MOGADISHU, Somalia - Senior Somali officials have expressed concern over the lack of US airstrikes in the Horn of Africa, arguing that the movement allows al-Shabaab to expand territories in the country at the expense of civilians fighting insecurity. Ever since President Joe Biden took office on January 20, the…