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Revisiting the hidden US war in Somalia
The US military has acknowledged five civilian casualties from air attacks in Somalia. Civilians say the toll is higher.
Published On 17 Oct 2022
The United States redeployed its ground troops in small numbers to Somalia in May 2022, but its air war has been going on for much longer. For 12 years, the US denied any civilian casualties from air attacks, admitting just five deaths so far. In this episode, we hear from three people who uncovered the reality of the civilian death toll and laid the disconnect bare.
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In this episode:
- Mohamed Osman Abdi (@mohamedosma4), Somali journalist
- Abdullahi Hassan (@abdullahisom1), Amnesty International researcher
- Chris Woods (@chrisjwoods), founder of Airwars
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Alexandra Locke. The original production team 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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Source: Al Jazeera