The U.S. military has carried out more than two dozen airstrikes on targets in Somalia in the first five months of this year, double the total number of strikes in 2024. The escalation of the air war comes as the United States is “actively pursuing and eliminating jihadists” in the country, at the request of Somalia’s government, Gen. Michael Langley, head of U.S. Africa Command, said in a May 30 briefing. The acting chief of naval operations initially called it the “largest air strike in the history of the world” earlier this month, although the Navy walked that back, qualifying it in terms of the amount of firepower sent by a single aircraft carrier.
Author: Nicholas Slayton
Published at: 2025-05-31 21:14:03
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