- Forensic investigation yields credible evidence 14 civilians were killed in just five strikes
- More than 100 strikes by US drones and manned aircraft since early 2017
- Strikes in Somalia tripled under Trump, outpacing Yemen and Libya combined
The US government must carry out impartial, thorough investigations into credible evidence its rapidly escalating air strikes in Somalia have killed numerous civilians, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
The Hidden US War in Somalia details how 14 civilians were killed and eight more injured in just five of the more than 100 strikes in the past two years. These five incidents were carried out with Reaper drones and manned aircraft in Lower Shabelle, a region largely under Al-Shabaab control outside the Somali capital Mogadishu. The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law, and some may amount to war crimes.
