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.
Summary
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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.
United States Armed Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
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.