Revisiting the hidden US war in Somalia

The US army has acknowledged 5 civilian casualties from air assaults in Somalia. Civilians say the toll is larger.

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted plane (RPA) flies by throughout a coaching mission at Creech Air Pressure Base on November 17, 2015 in Indian Springs, Nevada. [Isaac Brekken/Getty Images]

The US redeployed its floor troops in small numbers to Somalia in Might 2022, however its air battle has been happening for for much longer. For 12 years, the US denied any civilian casualties from air assaults, admitting simply 5 deaths to date. On this episode, we hear from three individuals who uncovered the fact of the civilian demise toll and laid the disconnect naked.

On this episode:

• Mohamed Osman Abdi (@mohamedosma4), Somali journalist
• Abdullahi Hassan (@abdullahisom1), Amnesty Worldwide researcher
• Chris Woods (@chrisjwoods), founding father of Airwars

Episode credit:

This episode was up to date by Alexandra Locke. The unique manufacturing staff was Alexandra Locke, Amy Walters, Priyanka Tilve, Ney Alvarez, Dina Kesbeh, Natalia Aldana, Stacey Samuel, Graelyn Brashear, and Kevin Hirten in for Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is the sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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