AFRICOM revises El Burr strike assessment to three civilian deaths
Reporting and findings
- documented
AFRICOM's FY2025 second-quarter report states that a new investigation found one additional civilian death in the April 1, 2018 El Burr strike, beyond the two previously acknowledged. The revised assessed total is three.
- US Africa Command: Civilian Casualty Assessment Report, Second Quarter FY2025Completed Assessments; new investigation following civil-society information
Summary and current status
The FY2025 second-quarter investigation added one death to two previously acknowledged for the April 1, 2018 strike.
Official civilian-harm assessment revised after civil-society evidence
People and organizations
- 2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designationPolicy authorizing expanded precision fires in Somalia
- Donald J. TrumpPresident who approved expanded Somalia precision-fire authority
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpapproved expanded precision-fire authority2017 Somalia area-of-active-hostilities designation
Figures
AFRICOM-revised El Burr civilian deaths3 people Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- April 1, 2018 El Burr, Somalia strike; revised AFRICOM assessment
- Period
- 2018-04-01 to 2018-04-01
- Method
- The FY2025 Q2 finding adds one previously unknown death to two earlier acknowledged deaths. One incident, counted once; no separate additional-death counter.
- Uncertainty
- More-likely-than-not official finding; identifying details withheld to protect surviving family. No injury value inferred from its omission.
El Burr civilian-harm incident1 incidents Calculation details
- Basis
- Observed
- Population
- April 1, 2018 El Burr, Somalia strike; revised AFRICOM assessment
- Period
- 2018-04-01 to 2018-04-01
- Method
- The FY2025 Q2 finding adds one previously unknown death to two earlier acknowledged deaths. One incident, counted once; no separate additional-death counter.
- Uncertainty
- More-likely-than-not official finding; identifying details withheld to protect surviving family. No injury value inferred from its omission.