The Hidden US War in Somalia

Reporting cited here

1. reported

   Amnesty International reported that Trump approved designating parts of Somalia as an area of active hostilities in March 2017, loosening operational constraints.

   Executive summary and policy background

   Trump expanded strike latitude by designating part of Somalia an area of active hostilities · The designation was reported by Amnesty; it is not itself a civilian-harm or war-crime finding.

2. reported

   Amnesty assessed 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries across Farah Waeys (October 16, 2017), Darusalaam (November 12), Illimey (December 6), Gobanle (August 2, 2018) and Baladul-Rahma (December 9). It considered US responsibility most plausible at Illimey; AFRICOM denied a matching strike there and disputed civilian casualties in the other four.

   Executive summary pp.6–8; five incident chapters pp.35–57

   Amnesty linked five United States Somalia strikes to 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries · Advocacy-group findings, not formal charges or an adjudicated war-crime judgment.

3. reported

   Amnesty International said its investigation found that five United States air strikes in Somalia killed 14 civilians and injured eight more.

   Key findings: five strikes, 14 killed, eight injured

   Amnesty linked five United States Somalia strikes to 14 civilian deaths and eight injuries · Advocacy-group findings, not formal charges or an adjudicated war-crime judgment.