Foreign aircraft believed to be either suspected US drones or KDF fighter jets carried out a series of air raids overnight in Somalia’s Gedo province, leaving scores of civilians dead and wounded as a result.
The brunt of the strikes occurred targeting the Al Shabaab controlled town of Ceel-Cadde and its nearby environs. One particular air strike hit a civilian home in Ceel-Cadde that left 5 children wounded, while there mother perished in that same strike.
Local contacts in Gedo province have identified identified the deceased women as Sahro Adan Warsame, who died instantly when the air strike hit her home.
Her children numbering a total of five managed to miraculously survive but are in critical condition. A total of four civilian homes where damaged by the air strikes in Ceel-Cadde according to sources that spoke to Halgan Media on condition of anonymity.
The deadly aerial bombardment targeting Ceel-Cadde similarly took place in a number of nearby towns and villages, which are listed below.
- Muudale
- Laheley
- Warburay
- Burcalaan
- Dhamaso
- Wargaduudo
- Qulqul-Shubaal
- Balanbaal
- Likooley
- Abroone-Busaar
- Cows-Qurun
- Darusalam
It’s not clear which foreign actor was behind the recent wave of air strikes in Somalia, however suspicion lies with the United States and to a lesser extent there Kenyan counter parts.
AFRICOM, which oversees US military operations in Africa that includes the US bombing campaign in Somalia is yet to address the growing accusations that there forces where involved in the deadly overnight air raid that indiscriminately targeted civilians.
The same goes for the Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) who are part of the US led coalition in Somalia and have been carrying out air strikes and out right war crimes in the country, since there I’ll-fated invasion of Somalia a decade ago. Just like the Americans, they’ve too have been implicated in the latest wave of air strikes in Somalia that massacred civilians.
Halgan Media.
