Incident Code
USSOM336
Incident Date
17 February 2021
Location
Hantiwadaag, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Geolocation
1.88721,
44.7789
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
1.88721,
44.7789
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
A single source alleged a US drone strike on Hantidawaag which AFRICOM later denied.
Halgan Media wrote: “US drones just bombed the village of Hantiwadaag in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle province and struck a vehicle carrying a group of Al Shabaab fighters – Sources.”
AFRICOM responded to a request from Airwars: “U.S. Africa Command’s last strikes were conducted on Jan. 19 2021.”
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Hantiwadaag, for which the generic coordinates are: 1.88721, 44.7789. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.