Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

USSOM069

Incident date

February 24, 2017

Location

Hawina, north of Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

Geolocation

-0.355651, 42.545703 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Somali news outlet Mareeg reported a suspected drone strike on an al Shabaab controlled village.

Mareeg reported an eyewitness as saying: “We heard several bomb explosion caused by drone airstrikes in Hawina village.” He added: “It is not clear how many people have been killed or wounded it is very difficult to know the real casualties.”

Hawina is reportedly located within several kilometres of Kismayo in southern Lower Juba province.

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) denied conducting a strike on this day in the area mentioned.

The incident occured during the night.

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the village of Hawina, a few kilometers north of the city Kismayo. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location of the village of Hawina. However, the generic coordinates for the city of Kismayo are: -0.355651, 42.545703.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab

Sources (1) [ collapse]

US Forces Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • US Forces position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Original strike reports

US Forces

In an email to the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, US military’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) denied conducting a strike on this day in the area mentioned.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Single source claim
  • Strike type
    Airstrike, Drone Strike
  • Civilian harm reported
    No
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Suspected belligerent
    US Forces
  • Suspected target
    Al-Shabaab

Sources (1) [ collapse]