American military intervention in Somalia (2007–present)
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Part of War on Terror Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa during the Somali Civil War | |||||||
![]() MQ-9 Reaper drone, commonly used over Somalia by U.S. forces. | |||||||
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![]() | Al-Shabaab: 7,000–9,000 fighters (Dec 2017)[9] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
![]() 2 contractors killed[12] 1 CIA paramilitary officer killed 5 wounded[13][14][15] 5 aircraft destroyed 1 aircraft damaged 2 Oshkosh M-ATV several fuel tanker destroyed[12][16] |
575+ killed (2017–18)[17][18] 116 militants killed (2019) (per AFRICOM) 1,372–1,670 militants killed (per New America)[19][20] 1,185–1,313 militants killed (per The Bureau of Investigative Journalism) | ||||||
34–113 civilians killed (per New America)[21] 12–97 civilians killed (per The Bureau of Investigative Journalism)[22] 22 Galmudug soldiers mistakenly killed 78–153 civilians killed (per Airwars)[23] |
Since the early 2000s, the United States has provided military support to the Transitional Federal Government and the Federal Government of Somalia in conflicts. U.S. military actions in Somalia date back to the 1980s; however, following the September 11th attacks, military action was justified as counterterrorism. The Obama and Trump administrations conducted drone and fighter aircraft strikes, advisory missions, and training; provided intelligence; and attacked al-Shabaab militants. Two U.S. special operations personnel, two contractors, one US Army soldier, and a CIA paramilitary officer have died during operations in Somalia.
Robert Moore, a public policy advisor, has outlined various justifications for US intervention in Somalia, including the 2001 AUMF which authorizes the President to use force against the perpetrators of the September 11th attacks and their allies (al-Shabbab declared an alliance with al-Qaeda in 2012). Additionally, proponents argue for military intervention for humanitarian purposes, citing the Responsibility to Protect doctrine, suggesting that international intervention could have prevented the Rwandan Genocide in 1994. Moore, however, critiques these justifications.[24]
In late 2020, President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of most US troops from Somalia by 15 January 2021.[25] The Department of Defense confirmed the completion of troop withdrawal on 17 January 2021.[26] Despite this, the US has continued training allied forces, conducting limited airstrikes, and special operations.
In May 2022, President Joe Biden accepted a Department of Defense request to redeploy US soldiers to Somalia to combat al-Shabaab insurgents, as reported by a government spokesman.[27]
US airstrikes on Somalia
[edit]Since 2007, the Department of Defense (United States) has targeted militant groups, mainly al-Shabaab, within Somalia using airstrikes. These have included targeted drone strikes and United States Navy missile strikes. Special forces teams have conducted raids and acted as advisors. Airstrikes targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant increased dramatically under the Trump administration.
Timeline
[edit]2007
[edit]US forces conducted four strikes in Somalia during 2007 killing at least 21 people including two civilians.
- January 7
A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship operating under JSOC targeted a suspected al-Qaeda convoy. The strike killed various fighters including Fazul Abdullah Mohammed and the Sudanese explosive expert Abu Talha al Sudani, known as Tariq Abdullah. The convoy had been tracked at night by a MQ-1 Predator drone. An estimated 5–10 militants were killed and 4-5 injured. A joint U.S.–Ethiopian team landed at the strike location shortly after and confirmed at least 8 killed.[28][29] According to the U.S. Department of Defense, the militants killed in this strike were connected to the 1998 embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.[30]
- January 9
Four towns near the southern city of Ras Kamboni were targeted by an AC-130 gunship. The strike targeted a training camp and al-Qaeda associates, and reportedly left 4–31 people killed. The intended target was thought to be Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, the target of a previous airstrike.[31] Another strike was reported near Afmadow in which 22–31 people were reported killed.[32]
- January 23
At 4:00 a.m., an AC-130 gunship operating from an airbase in eastern Ethiopia attempted to kill Ahmed Madobe in the town of Waldena. Madobe survived the airstrike but was later captured by American and Ethiopian forces who landed by helicopter at 10:00 a.m.[31]
- June 1
The USS Chafee fired a dozen rounds and possibly one cruise missile at the coast of Bargal, in northern Somalia. The strikes targeted 35 militants that had landed on the coast and had begun to fire on local forces. U.S. officials told The New York Times that U.S. operatives were on the ground, leading to the American warship firing in self-defense. Eight to twelve militants, including foreign fighters, were killed.[33]
2008
[edit]- March 3
At 3:25 a.m. on 3 March 2008, two or three BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched by the United States at the town of Dhobley in southern Somalia,[34] following reports that the leader of the Ras Kamboni Brigades known as Hassan Turki, and al-Qaeda member Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, were in the area. The Department of Defense initially refused to identify the targets of the attack. At the time, Saleh Ali was the subject of a $25 million bounty placed on him by the United States government. The strikes killed four people and wounded 20. Residents said that civilian targets were hit by an AC-130 gunship.[35] Dobley district commissioner Ali Hussein Nuir stated that Sheikh Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, a local militant cleric was meeting with leaders of a Mogadishu-based militant group nearby.[36][34] Varying reports of casualties surfaced with villagers reporting that between four and six people were dead. Jane's Defence Weekly, writing in its 12 March 2008 issue, said the attack was reportedly carried out by a US Navy submarine, firing Tomahawks.[37] Jane's said several news reports said the target of the attack was Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, sought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with the 2002 Mombasa attacks in Kenya against a hotel and a civilian airliner.
- May 1
Four cruise missiles launched by a U.S. Navy warship struck a compound in Dhusamareb, in central Somalia. The strike killed senior al-Shabaab leader Aden Hashi Ayro and several other fighters. Reports suggest that an AC-130 was also involved in the operation. The attack purportedly caused al-Shabaab to ban the use of mobile phones by its fighters.[31]
2009
[edit]- September 14
Operation Celestial Balance – After several strikes by warplanes, U.S. commandos launch a helicopter raid near the southern coastal town of Barawa, killing Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan after his convoy was tracked as it left Mogadishu to attend a meeting between Islamic militants.[31][38]
2011
[edit]- April 3–6
During fighting in Dhobley between Somali forces and al-Shabaab militants, an airstrike took place which killed al-Qaeda commander Jabreel Malik Muhammed. This followed an eighteen month long gap in U.S. strikes in the area.[31]
- June 23
In the first reported lethal drone strike conducted in Somalia, U.S. forces struck a training camp south of Kismayo, which was said to have resulted in the death of senior al-Shabaab leader, Ibrahim al-Afghani. However, Stratfor reported in August that Afghani was still alive and had replaced Ahmed Abdi Godane as the emir of al-Shabaab. Afghani has not appeared in public since.[31]
- July 6
Early in the morning, U.S. drones hit three al-Shabaab training camps in Afmadow.[39] The United States did not claim responsibility for the attack.[31]
- September 15
Three explosions were heard after Kismayo residents reported aircraft flying over the town. Residents reported the aircraft having struck a forested area where militants were believed to have established a training camp. The aircraft were most likely American warplanes.[31]
- September 25
A series of drone strikes targeted al-Shabaab militants in Kismayo.[31]
- October 6
A drone strike targeted al-Shabaab militants who were retreating into Dolbiyow Village. The attack killed four Somali farmers.[31]
- October 13
A drone struck an al-Shabaab base near Tabda village.[31]
- October 22
A US drone attacked on Afmadow.[31]
- October 23
The US and French conducted airstrikes in Kismayo.[31]
2012
[edit]- January 21
Three missiles fired by a drone killed the British–Lebanese militant Bilal al-Berjawi known as Abu Hafsa while he was driving in a car outside Mogadishu.[31]
- February 24
US drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying a senior commander killed seven militants in Lower Shabelle, including a prominent Moroccan, and a deputy of Bilah, al-Berjawi.[40]
- August 23
US airstrikes were reportedly conducted into the town of Qandala.[31]
2013
[edit]- October 28
2 Islamists killed in drone attack included senior al-Shabaab leader Ibrahim Ali Abdi.[31]
2014
[edit]- September 1
US drones and conventional aircraft targeted al-Shabaab encampments and vehicles. Leader Ahmed Abdi Godane was killed in the strike.[31]
- December 29
US drone strike killed a senior leader of al-Shabaab known as Abdishakur, the group's intelligence chief.[41]
2015
[edit]- January 31
Forty-five to sixty al-Shabaab members were reportedly killed in a US drone strike in Lower Shabelle, after explosions rocked a training camp, a house, and several armored vehicles. The U.S. denied its involvement in the strikes. It was the most lethal American attack in Somalia against radical Islamists to date.[31]
In a second strike, senior al-Shabaab leader Yusef Dheeq and an associate were killed while riding in a vehicle.[42]
- March 10
US drones targeted two al-Shabaab training camps.[31]
- March 12
Adan Garaar, senior member of al-Shabaab and suspect in the Kenyan Westgate shopping mall attack, was killed in a drone strike that destroyed two vehicles.[31]
- July 15–18
- November 22
A US strike targeted an al-Shabaab base in southern Somalia.[31]
- November 29
Either Kenyan or American planes bombed three villages in central Hiraan.[31]
- December 2
Senior al-Shabaab fighter Abdirahman Sandhere (Ukash) was killed in an airstrike.[31]
- December 22
Al-Shabaab leader Abu Ubaidah was killed in a drone strike.[31]
2016
[edit]US forces conducted 15 airstrikes in Somalia during 2016
- March 5
A massive U.S. airstrike involving multiple aircraft, manned and unmanned, targeted a training camp near the town of Raso (Buloburde District) killing an estimated 150 al-Shabaab militants. According to U.S. military officials, the American warplanes struck a large gathering of fighters as they were massing in preparation for an attack.[31][43][44]
- March 8
A US helicopter assisted Somali Special Forces who had attacked an al-Shabaab target in southern Somalia.[45]
- March 31
A US drone strike targeted three al-Shabaab vehicles in southern Somalia.[31]
- April 1
US airstrikes targeted al-Shabaab militants.[31]
- April 2
Two US strikes killed six in southern Somalia.[31]
- April 6
A US drone strike in Jilib left eight people dead.[31]
- April 11
A US drone struck an al-Shabaab camp in southern Somalia killing 12 militants.[31]
- May 9–10
The United States, alongside Kenyan and Somali forces, conducted a raid in Toratorow. It was reported that helicopters were also used in the raid.
- May 12
A US airstrike killed five al-Shabaab members.[31]
- May 27
Senior al-Shabaab leader Abdullahi Haji Daud was killed in a drone strike.[31]
- June 11
Reportedly, US jets struck al-Shabaab targets in the northern autonomous region of Puntland.[31]
- June 21
3 al-Shabaab members were killed in drone strike.[31]
- August 30
Two militants were killed in a drone strike near Gobanale.[31]
- September 5
Four militants were killed near the town of Tortoroow, in two "self-defense" strikes.[31]
- September 26
U.S. officials saed four al-Shabaab fighters were killed by airstrikes after they attacked a joint U.S.-Somali force near Kismayo.[31]
- September 28
U.S. aircraft mistakenly targeted local militia members in the Puntland region, killing at least 22 Galmudug soldiers, as well as some Islamist fighters. The strike led to demonstrations in Galkayo that saw protesters burn the American flag.[31][46]
2017
[edit]US forces conducted 35 airstrikes in Somalia during 2017
- January 7
Self defense strikes were conducted against al-Shabaab militants in Gaduud, but there were no fatalities.
- May 5
A US Navy Seal was killed and three others wounded including a Somali-American interpreter during a raid in Barii. Four to eight al-Shabaab militants were killed in the raid. It was the first time a US service member died by combat in Somalia since 1993[47][10][48][49]
- June 11
An airstrike killed eight al-Shabaab militants 185 miles southwest of Mogadishu.[50][51]
- July 2
A kinetic strike killed one al-Shabaab militant in the Lower Shabelle region.[52]
- July 5
A self defense strike 300 miles southwest of Mogadishu killed 13 al-Shabaab militants and wounded 10 more. The strike came after a Somali military base was attacked.[53]
- July 29
A kinetic strike killed one al-Shabaab fighter, later identified as Ali Muhammad, in Southern Somalia.[54]
- August 10
US forces conducted two kinetic strikes with an unknown result.
- August 16–17
Three defense strikes killed seven al-Shabaab militants 200 miles southwest of Mogadishu. The strikes were called in after US and Somali special forces were fired upon while conducting a counter terrorism operation. Reports stated that seven civilians had been killed by warplanes in Jilib. AFRICOM denied the allegations and called the reports "unreliable".[55][56][57]
- August 25
US and Somali commandoes reportedly killed ten unarmed civilians including three children and a woman during a raid. The Somali Army admitted mistakenly killing the civilians. Africa Command denied the casualty allegations stating that only enemy combatants were killed in the raid.[58]
- August 31
A drone strike near Barawe killed an al-Shabaab and injured one other fighter.[59]
- September 5
A precision strike killed three al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia.
- September 7
A precision strike killed one Al-Shabaab militant.
- September 13
Three precision airstrikes killed six al-Shabaab militants in southern Somalia.
- November 3
Up to 20 ISIS fighters were killed by airstrikes in Puntland, northeastern Somalia. It is believed to have been the first time the US targeted the Islamic State in Somalia.
- November 9
Several al-Shabaab militants were killed by an airstrike in southern Somalia.
- November 10
A US airstrike killed up to 13 al-Shabaab militants in Lower Shabelle according to a Somali official .
- November 11
One al-Shabaab fighter was killed by airstrike near Gaduud.
- November 14
Several al-Shabaab militants were killed by airstrike 60 miles northwest of Mogadishu.
- November 9–14
Airstrikes killed up to 40 militants per United States Africa Command.
- November 21
An airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab training camp killed over 100 militants 125 miles northwest of Mogadishu.[60][61][62]
- November 27
One ISIS fighter was killed by airstrike in northeastern Somalia.
- December 12
An airstrike destroyed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device 65 kilometers Southwest of Mogadishu.
- December 15
An airstrike killed eight al-Shabaab fighters and destroyed one vehicle 30 miles northwest of Mogadishu.
- December 24
An airstrike in southern Somalia killed 13 al-Shabaab militants.
- December 27
An airstrike killed four al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, 25 kilometers west of Mogadishu.[17]
2018
[edit]US forces conducted 47 airstrikes in Somalia during 2018, killing between 326 and 338 people[63][64]
- January 2
Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle-borne explosive 50 kilometers West of Mogadishu.
- January 18
Airstrike killed four al-Shabaab militants 50 kilometers Northwest of Kismayo.
- February 19
Airstrike killed three al-Shabaab militants in Jilib.
- February 21
Airstrike killed five al-Shabaab militants in Jamaame.
- February 26
Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants and wounded one in Jilib.
- March 13
Airstrike in Jamecco killed 12 al-Shabaab militants and injured 15.
- March 19
Airstrike against al-Shabaab militants killed two, wounded three, and destroyed one vehicle in near Mubaarak.
- April 1
An airstrike near El Burr killed four al-Shabaab militants and two civilians. It was the first time the US military acknowledged civilian deaths in Somalia.[65][66][67]
- April 5
Airstrike near jilib killed three al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle.
- April 11
Airstrike destroyed an al-Shabaab vehicle-borne explosive device near Jana Cabdalle.
- May 23
Airstrike killed 10 al-Shabaab militants 15 miles Southwest of Mogadishu.
- May 31
Airstrike killed 12 al-Shabaab militants 30 miles Southeast of Mogadishu.
- June 2
Airstrike killed 27 al-Shabaab militants 26 miles Southwest of Bosasso.
- June 8
One US soldier killed, four wounded and one partner force wounded in al-Shabaab mortar attack in Jubaland.[11][68][69][70][71]
- August 2
Four al-Shabaab militants killed by airstrike 74 miles Northwest of Mogadishu.
- August 21
Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants 46 kilometers Northeast of Kismayo.
- August 27
Three al-Shabaab militants killed by airstrike 40 kilometers Southwest of Mogadishu.
- September 11
Two al-Shabaab militants killed and one wounded by airstrike in Mubaraak.
- September 21
Airstrike killed 18 al-Shabaab militants 50 kilometers Northwest of Kismayo.
- October 1
Nine al-Shabaab militants killed and one wounded by airstrike 40 kilometers Northwest of Kismayo.
- October 6
Airstrike kills one al-Shabaab militant in Kunyo Barrow.
- October 12
Airstrike in Harardere killed around 60 al-Shabaab militants. It was the largest strike in Somalia since November 2017.[72][73][74]
- October 14
Self-defense strike killed four al-Shabaab militants in Araara.
- October 25
Airstrike killed two al-Shabaab militants and wounded one in Kunyo Barrow.
- November 3
Self-defense strike killed four al-Shabaab militants in Araara.
- November 19
Two airstrikes killed 37 al-Shabaab militants and destroy one training camp in Debatscile[75][76] These strikes put the number of US airstrikes in Somalia to 31 during the year 2018.
- November 20
Airstrike in Quy Cad killed seven al-Shabaab militants.
- November 21
Airstrike in Harardhere killed six al-Shabaab militants.[77] A second strike would destroy an al-Shabaab weapons cache in Harardhere.
- November 27
Airstrike in Debatscile (Hobyo District) killed three al-Shabaab militants.
- November 30
Airstrike killed nine al-Shabaab militants near Lebede (Burhakaba District).
- December 4
Self-defense strike killed four al-Shabaab militants in Awdheegle.
- December 9
Self-defense strike killed four al-Shabaab militants in Basra.
- December 15
Four airstrikes in Gondershe targeting camp and vehicles killed 34 al-Shabaab militants.[78][79][80][81]
- December 16
Two airstrikes in Gandarshe kill 28 al-Shabaab militants.[82][83][84]
- December 19
Two airstrikes in Beled Amin killed 11 al-Shabaab militants.[85][18]
2019
[edit]US forces have conducted a record of more than 60 airstrikes in Somalia during 2019, killing 913–1,011 al-Shabaab militants[86]
- January 2
Airstrike killed 10 al-Shabaab militants in Dheerow Sanle (Dinsoor District).
- January 7
Two self-defense strikes killed four al-Shabaab militants in Baqdaad.[87][88]
- January 8
Airstrike killed six al-Shabaab militants and destroyed one vehicle in Yaaq Braawe, Bay Region.
- January 19
Airstrike targeted a large group of al-Shabaab fighters attacking Somali National Army troops near Jilib killing 52 militants.[89][90][91][92][93][94]
- January 23
Two airstrikes were conducted in Jilib with at least one al-Shabaab militant killed. Africa Command also announced that it would no longer release casualty details from its operations with journalist and news agency's having to refer to the Somali Government for casualty details. They would later undo the decision.[95][96]
- January 30
Airstrike on an al-Shabaab encampment in the vicinity of Shebeeley in the Hiran Region killed 24 militants.[97]
- February 1
Airstrike in the village of Gandarshe in the Lower Shebelle Region killed 13 al-Shabaab militants.[98]
- February 6
Airstrike in the vicinity of Gandarshe in the Lower Shabelle Region killed 11 al-Shabaab militants.
- February 7
Airstrike in the vicinity of Bariire (Afgooye District) killed four al-Shabaab militants.[99][100][101][102]
- February 8
Airstrike in Kobon near Kismayo killed eight al-Shabaab militants.[103]
- February 11
Two airstrikes in Janaale, Lower Shabelle Region killed 12 al-Shabaab militants. The first strike killed eight while the second killed four. The strikes were executed as Somali forces were conducting an operation in the region an AFRICOM press release stated. Al-Shabaab claimed that the strikes hit civilian homes but did not give a casualty number.[104][105]
- February 23
US forces conducted four airstrikes, two were conducted in Qunyo Barrow (Jilib District) and two were conducted in Awdheegle and near Janalle. The strikes targeted al-Shabaab facilities and checkpoints and killed two militants according to an AFRICOM press release. Al-Shabaab claimed that one of the strikes killed a 20-day-old baby and his father.[106][107]
- February 24
Airstrike targeted al-Shabaab militants 23 miles East of Beledweyne in the Hiran Region. The strike killed 35 militants who were "transitioning between locations" according to an AFRICOM press release.[108][109][110][111][112]
- February 25
Airstrike near Shebeeley in the Hiran Region killed 20 al-Shabaab militants.[113]
- February 28
Airstrike in the Hiran Region killed 26 al-Shabaab militants bringing the number of airstrikes in Somalia conducted by US forces during 2019 to 24.[114][115][116][117]
- March 11
Somali soldiers and US advisors were fired upon in Darasalam, Qoriyoley District, a self-defense strike in response would kill eight al-Shabaab militants. No US or Somali soldiers were harmed.[63]
- March 12
Airstrike in Huley, Burhakaba District, killed two al-Shabaab militants.[118]
- March 13
Self-Defence strike in support of Somali National Security Forces in Malayle, Lower Juba Region, killed three al-Shabaab militants according to an AFRICOM press release.[119][120]
- April 14
Airstrike managed to kill Abdulhakim Dhuqub, a high ranking ISIS-Somalia official, near Xiriiro, Iskushuban District.[121]
- July 27
A militant that AFRICOM believed to play a valuable role in the Islamic State in Somalia group was killed during an airstrike in the Golis Mountains of Puntland.[122]
- August 20
Airstrike in the vicinity of Qunyo Barrow, Jilib District, killing one terrorist.[123]
- October 1
Airstrike killed nine suspected militants and injured another, after al-Shabaab attacked Somali government forces about 40 kilometers northeast of Kismayo in Lower Juba Province.[124]
- October 6
Airstrike near Qunyo Barrow, Jilib District, killing one terrorist.[124]
- October 25
Airstrike targeted Islamic militants near Ameyra, south of Bosaso, which killed three of their leaders.[125]
- November 19
Airstrike near Qunyo Barrow, Jilib District killing one terrorist.[126]
- December 16
Airstrike in Dujuuma, Bu'ale District, killing one terrorist.
- December 30
Airstrikes, in the villages of Qunyo Barrow (Jilib District) and Aliyow Barrow (Balcad district), killed four al-Shabaab militants and destroyed two vehicles, following the Mogadishu bombing.[127]
2020
[edit]As of April 2020, US forces have conducted 32 airstrikes in Somalia.[128]
- January
- February
A U.S. airstrike killed Bashir Mohamed Mahamoud, also known by the alias Bashir Qorgab, who was a military commander of al-Shabaab on 22 February in Saakow, Middle Juba region.[129] The Rewards for Justice used to offer a $5 million reward for information that brings him to justice since 2008.[130]
Another airstrike killed an employee of the telecoms Hormuud Telecom. It was aimed at al-Shabaab in Jilib, Middle Juba.[131]
- March
A press release from the U.S. Africa Command indicates that an airstrike was carried out near Janaale that killed five terrorists without any civilian casualties. However, a news outlet spoke with residents of Janaale who indicated that a 13-year-old boy and an elderly disabled man were killed on the attack, wherein a missile struck a mini-bus. A member of the Somali Parliament, Mahad Dore, confirmed the attack and that civilians were killed.[132] After Amnesty International accused the US military of providing no accountability for civilian victims of airstrikes, Africom's commander announced on March 31 that quarterly reports detailing civilian death allegations would be included in the future, along with investigation progress of those claims. An Airwars spokesperson responded by saying that militaries conduct post-strike investigations from the air with few ground assessments.[128]
- April
A U.S. airstrike killed three extremists including a senior leader, Yusuf Jiis, near Bush Madina in the Bay region on 2 April.[133] Another airstrike killed five al-Shabab members near Jilib on 6 April.[134]
- August
Somalian authorities mentioned that a U.S. drone strike killed a high-ranking member of al-Shabab, Abdel Kader Othman,[135] near the southwestern town of Kurtunwarey (Kurtunwarey District).[136]
- September
A U.S. Military advisor was injured and three Somali special forces personal were killed during an al-Shabab vehicle-borne and mortar attack on a U.S. and Somali partner force in the vicinity of Jana Cabdalle (Afmadow District) on September 7.[137][138]
- December
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President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Defense to remove the majority of the 700 U.S. military troops in Somalia from the country in December 2020.[139]
2021
[edit]- January 17
U.S. Africa Command affirms that the United States has completed its troop withdrawal from Somalia.[140]
- January 19
Airstrikes in Jamaame and Deb Scinnele (Wanlaweyn District) killed three al-Shabaab militants.[141]
- July 20
The U.S. carried out its first airstrike in Somalia under the Biden administration against al-Shabaab militants near Galkayo.[142]
- July 23
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab militants near Galmudug.[143]
- August 1
The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in the vicinity of Qeycad (Harardhere District) targeted al-Shabaab militants who were engaging members of the Danab.[144]
- August 24
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab fighters engaged in active combat with Somali forces.[145]
2022
[edit]- February 23 and 24
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists after they attacked Somali forces in a remote location near Duduble (Wanlaweyn District) on February 22.[146]
- May 17
President Biden approved Pentagon's request to redeploy US Troops in Somalia. The official said that "under 500" troops will be sent back to the country.[147]
- July 17
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists, killing two, after they "attacked partner forces in a remote location near Libikus, Somalia".[148]
- August 9
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists who "attacked Somali National Army Forces near Beledweyne, Somalia".[149][150]
- August 14
U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab terrorists near Teedaan, Somalia to support Somali troops carrying out military operations against al-Shabaab in Hiran region, killing 13 al-Shabaab fighters.[151][150][152] It was soon afterwards reported that the Somali National Army successfully captured al-Shabaab's biggest base, which was located in the region.[153][154]
- September 18
Airstrike near Buulobarde kills 27 al-Shabaab terrorists attacking Somali National Army forces.[155] The defensive strikes allowed the Somali National Army and African Union Transition Mission in Somalia forces to regain the initiative and continue the operation to disrupt al-Shabaab in the Hiraan region of central Somalia.[155] This operation against al-Shabaab is reported to be the largest combined Somali and ATMIS offensive operation in five years.[155]
- October 1
U.S. drone strike near the coastal town of Haramka, located near Jilib.[156] Strike kills senior al-Shabaab leader Abdullah Yare.[157] Prior to his death, Yare had a $3 million bounty.[157] At the time of his death, he was also in line to succeed ailing al-Shabaab leader Ahmed Diriye.[158]
- October 26
U.S. airstrike kills two al-Shabaab jihadis in Buloburde, Hiran, according to the United States Africa Command; they were attacking Somali soldiers.[159]
2023
[edit]- January 25
A key operative and facilitator for the Islamic State in Somalia Bilal al-Sudani and ten other insurgents killed by SEAL Team Six. No U.S. military casualties were reported in the operation, which was ordered by U.S. President Joe Biden.[160]
- February 12
According to the US Africa Command, 12 al-Shabaab members were killed 472 kilometers northeast of Mogadishu. No civilian deaths or wounds were reported in the conflict. Last year the Pentagon asked Biden to depart US troops to Somalia for fighting against the al-Shabaab terrorist group. With Biden's approval, US troops appeared in the region.[161]
2024
[edit]- January 11
Two US Navy sailors were reported missing while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia.[162]
- January 21
A military airstrike killed 3 al-Shabab militants in a remote area of Somalia, approximately 35 kilometers northeast of Kismayo.[163]
- January 24
A military airstrike killed killed 6 al Shabaab terrorists in a remote area in the vicinity of Caad, Somalia.[164]
- January 25
A military airstrike killed at least 20 al-Shabab militants in central Somalia.[165]
- February 15
One al-Shabaab militant was injured in the airstrike operation near Jilib, Somalia.[166]
- March 10
A military airstrike killed 3 al-Shabab militants in a remote area in the vicinity of Ugunji approximately 71 km southwest of Mogadishu.[167]
Casualties
[edit]By August 2022, Airwars estimated that 78-153 civilians were killed by US airstrikes in Somalia since 2007, including 20-23 children, 12-13 women, and 79 named victims. The US has acknowledged only 5 civilian deaths in Somalia. American strikes also injured 34-49 civilians.[23]
See also
[edit]- War in Somalia
- Operation Ocean Shield
- Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
- Drone strikes in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Libya
- Timeline of United States military operations
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Further reading
[edit]- Brendon J. Cannon (2020) "What's in it for us? Armed drone strikes and the security of Somalia’s Federal Government." Small Wars & Insurgencies, 31:4, 773–800, DOI: 10.1080/09592318.2020.1743489
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