AFRICOM said the strike targeted the ISIS affiliate in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region and that it was launched about 40 miles southeast of the Gulf of Aden port city of Bosaso, a remote area of the Cal Miskaad mountains. The command offered no other details about the strike, as it had stopped sharing casualty estimates and assessments on civilian harm earlier this year.
The US air war in Somalia receives virtually no media coverage in the US despite the Trump administration bombing the country at a record pace. President Trump has shattered the annual record for US airstrikes in Somalia, which he previously set at 63 during his first term in 2019.
For context, President Biden launched a total of 51 airstrikes in Somalia throughout his four years in office, and President Obama launched 48 over eight years.
Red or Blue it doesn’t matter! USA drops bombs on those Somalis. Don’t know if we are killing fighters or civilians! Sad
So Puntland is actually a pretty stable region of Somalia. For all the issues with Somalia Puntland has had peaceful transitions of power and since the 1991 civil war has been stable. If we back anyone it should be the stable areas
That is why we keep bombing them?
Can we bomb Minneapolis instead?
Minny is a great city!
When is the last time you were there?
Last year
The US has always had a policy of creating a conflict (preferably far away)... It supported one side with weapons, then helped the other side rebuild its country... of course, all in exchange for varying benefits (see Yugoslavia, Iran, the Cold War, etc...)
You are correct! (Iraq more than Iran)