Amnesty International accuses the US military of causing civilian casualties in a series of airstrikes in Somalia in 2017 and 2018. The US military denies the claims.
The strikes in question came after President Donald Trump eased restrictions on the use of airpower in the East African nation.US Africa Command, which oversees US military operations on the continent, firmly rejected the allegations, saying it has made efforts to ensure the safety of civilians and that it had reviewed the allegations and found no evidence to support them.
Africa Command said that many of the allegations involved claims made by media outlets affiliated with Al-Shabaab, and that"it is in the interest of the terrorist group al-Shabaab to untruthfully claim civilian casualties. It is also in the interest of al-Shabaab to coerce community members to make untrue claims."Maj. Gen.
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