Geolocation
Airwars assessment
The US military carried out an airstrike near Baled Amin in the Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued 48 hours later by US Africa Command.
The strike killed two al Shabaab fighters according to AFRICOM, which also asserted that it currently determined that no civilians had been harmed in the attack.
“Al-Shabaab has previously used the rural areas surrounding Baled Amin as a staging area for attacks against Somali security forces and innocent Somali civilians,” the statement said.
No additional public information about this event is presently known.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention that the strike took place near the village Beled Amin, for which the coordinates are: 1.8464383, 44.9888523. Due to limited information and satellite imagery available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
US Forces Assessment:
Original strike reports
"In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted one airstrike near Baled Amin, in the Lower Shabelle region, Somalia, against al-Shabaab militants on May 22, 2019 (...)
At this time, it is assessed the airstrike killed two (2) terrorists.
Currently, we assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result of this airstrike."