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The human toll of America's escalating airstrikes in Somalia
Families in Somalia describe the deaths, injuries and displacement caused by a US air campaign that has accelerated sharply under President Donald Trump, with 84 to 88 strikes recorded by late September 2026. AFRICOM says the evidence does not meet its "more likely than not" standard for attributing reported civilian harm to US operations, while survivors recount strikes that left children maimed and relatives dead.