Somalia
Somalia has seen a prolonged period of instability, resulting largely from the actions of insurgent group Al-Shabab. U.S. forces have been active in Somalia since 2007, supporting the Somali government in its campaign against Al-Shabab, as well as conducting drone strikes on other terrorist groups.
Airwars has documented allegations of U.S. strikes in Somalia since 2007, as well as airstrikes from other international forces since 2024. Airwars is the custodian of a database produced by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism on covert U.S. operations between 2007 and 2019.
617 incidents involving Somalia
View in Archive → Conflicts monitored involving Somalia
13 Aug, 2026
Investigations, Update, Policy
Somalia, Yemen, Iraq
The U.S. accepts killing more than 140 civilians in just two strikes
Department of Defense report follows Airwars' strike-by-strike documentation of all U.S. bombing campaigns
30 Sept, 2025
Collection
Somalia, Yemen
Trump under scrutiny
Collection page gathering crucial resources on military actions during the Trump second term, and the impact on civilians
1 May, 2024
Policy, Research
Iraq, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
Analysis: U.S. declares its military actions worldwide killed no civilians in 2022
The US declares its military actions in 2022 resulted in no civilians killed or injured. Airwars finds otherwise
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Somalia
Militant deaths per year in Somalia
Since 2007, the United States has targeted alleged fighters from three main terror networks operating in Somalia: Al Qaeda, Al Shabaab and ISIS. While declared US actions are often accompanied by an official estimate of militants killed, local reporting may indicate differing claims, resulting in a fatality range.
17 May, 2023
Visualisation
Somalia
Reported civilian deaths from US Forces strikes in Somalia
Database tracks casualties in Somalia from U.S. strikes
1 Feb, 2023
Policy, Research
Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Yemen
US airstrikes fell to historic low in 2022, despite fresh operations
The overall number of declared US airstrikes across all monitored military theatres fell from 441 in 2021 to a minimum of 36 in 2022