Incident Code
Incident Code
Incident Date
Location
Geolocation
Geolocation
Airwars Assessment
An Al Shabaab facility was hit by a US airstrike near Jilib, according to AFRICOM.
The press statement, released two days later, asserted: “In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted two (2) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists and a compound in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, Feb. 6… Initial assessments conclude one (1) al-Shabaab facility was severely degraded, and two (2) al-Shabaab terrorists were wounded as a result of these two airstrikes. We currently assess no civilians were injured or killed as a result of these airstrikes.”
Somali state media SONNA said that the strike took place within the city of Jilib, while Halgan claimed that the US had used an armed drone.
Key Information
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention multiple strikes on compounds in the vicinity of Jilib (جيليب) town, for which due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The coordinates for Jilib are: 0.494527, 42.777868
Military Statements
Media From Sources (5)
Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. conduct two airstrikes against al-Shabaab terrorists https://t.co/KKWnYnirya
— Harun Maruf (@HarunMaruf) February 8, 2020