Survivors in Somalia recount deaths, injuries and displacement as US air strikes under President Trump intensify, with independent tallies reporting up to 88 strikes by September 2026.
01Summary
- 01Seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah was injured by shrapnel in a November 2025 offensive involving US air strikes around Jamaame.
- 02AFRICOM said its assessment did not meet the ‘more likely than not’ threshold for determining US strikes caused civilian casualties, but did not confirm speaking to survivors or witnesses.
- 03A UNHCR-led network documented 12 civilian deaths and 22,800 people displaced from Jamaame between November 16 and 18, 2025.
- 04At least 56 al-Shabab fighters were reported killed by Somali and regional forces; the figures could not be independently verified.
- 05A clan chief said many injured people remain in Jamaame unable to reach Mogadishu for medical care.
02Why it matters
The rising tempo of US air strikes in Somalia directly affects civilians, who face death, injury and displacement, while the military’s assessment process leaves families without accountability or compensation.
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