Incident Code
Incident Code
Incident Date
Location
Geolocation
Geolocation
Airwars Assessment
(Previous Incident Code: SOM154)
The US military carried out an airstrike targeting an ISIS-Somalia encampment in the Golis Mountains, according to a press release from AFRICOM.
The strike killed 13 fighters from ISIS-Somalia, in what was the third recent declared strike against ISIS. AFRICOM said it currently assessed that no civilians were harmed.
The statement further noted: “We are supporting our Somali and AMISOM partners with increased, mature intelligence sharing. There is a deliberate campaign underway, that is intelligence-driven, that capitalizes on what we learn during each operation and rapidly leveraging that information to drive the next operation, including discovering where terrorists may be training, massing, and preparing to commit atrocities.”
Local journalist Abdi Rahman Adani tweeted that the strike took place in the “vicinity of Ameyra village on Golis mountains in Bari region of #Puntland state.”
https://twitter.com/abdi_adaani/status/1126552825637539840
Key Information
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention that the strike targeted an ISIS-Somalia encampment near the remote village of Ameyra, 150 km south of Bosaso. A source unrelated to this incident (https://www.voanews.com/africa/villagers-us-drone-strike-somalia-kills-frankincense-collectors) reports that Ameyra is located close to the village Timirshe, however, due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the precise location of Ameyra. The coordinates for Timirshe are: 10.56245, 50.42396.

The village of Timirshe, located around 150 kilometers southeast of Bosasso (150 km radius marked in red)
Imagery: Google Earth
Military Statements
Media From Sources (5)
13 Pro-Islamic State militants were killed in new U.S. airstrike on May 8. The new airstrike occurred in Golis Mountains. It’s the 2nd U.S. military strike targeting Pro-IS militants this year. The previous strike on April 14 killed Deputy Leader of the group Abdulhakim Dhoqob.
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) May 10, 2019