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Latest US Military Report on Somalia Airstrikes Makes No Mention of Civilians Killed
An armed U.S. military drone sits on a base runway. (Photo: Getty Images)
Ilhan Omar Demands Pentagon Acknowledge, Compensate US Drone Strike Victims 'Illegally Killed' in Somalia
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Congresswoman's call, says one rights advocate, "is an important acknowledgment that civilians unlawfully harmed have a right to redress."
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Critics Charge Pentagon 'Still Undercounting' Civilians Killed by US Military Overseas
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
A 2019 coalition study found that U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Syria killed 1,302 people, but Amnesty International disputed that number as too low.
"The difficult work of credibly investigating the aftermath of operations is...
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'Unprecedented Threat' for East Africa as Larger Second Wave of Locust Crisis Arrives Amid Pandemic
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Locust nymphs aggregated on the ground at a hatch site near Isiolo town in eastern Kenya on Feb. 25, 2020
As the coronavirus outbreak delays efforts to eradicate the pests, experts warn...
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Locusts swarm from ground vegetation
'A Scourge of Biblical Proportions': UN Leaders Sound Alarm on East Africa Locust Crisis in Call for Global Response
locust swarm
Climate-Crisis Fueled Locust Swarms Pose 'Unprecedented Threat to Food Security and Livelihoods' in East Africa
Wreckage from a U.S. airstrike that killed three farmers in Somalia.
'Appalling Disregard for Civilians': Amnesty Investigation Details How US Military Killed Innocent Farmers in Somalia
Hodan Nalayeh filming an episode of "Integration TV" in Mogadishu, Somalia in October 2015.
Somalia and Canada Mourn Journalist Killed in Attack on Somali Hotel Friday
An MQ-9 Reaper drone flies a combat mission over southern Afghanistan.
US Killing Civilians With 'Impunity' in Hidden War on Somalia: Report
'Shameful': Trump Ends Rule Requiring US to Disclose Number of Civilians Killed by Drone Strikes
Corker-Kaine AUMF Would Only Expand Trump's Ability To Wage Endless War
"Slave Ship Conditions" for Somalis as Deportation Flight Sheds Light on Horrific Practices Under Trump
“Blood from a gunshot wound poured into the earth around him.”
Strong Evidence that U.S. Special Operations Forces Massacred Civilians in Somalia
Carnage in Somalia Was 'Revenge' for Children Killed in US Raid: Report
When the Victims Are in Somalia, Many Notice Coverage Double-Standard
The death toll from the devastating blasts in Mogadishu has reached 276. (Photo: Reuters)
Death Toll Climbs to 276 From 'Revolting Attack' in Mogadishu

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AFRICOM Yet to Compensate Somali Families, Despite Casualty Admissions
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Somalia: Zero accountability as civilian deaths mount from US air strikes
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Congress Passes Somalia Debt Relief
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U.S. Military Shows Appalling Disregard For Civilians Killed in Somalia Air Strike
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Amnesty International Calls on US to Investigate All Claims of Civilian Casualties
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