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A US drone strike has killed at least 16 civilians and injured 50 others
in southern Somalia near the border with Kenya, Press TV reports.
A US Predator drone
firing two Hellfire missiles
The drone attack took place near the city of Afmadow, located in the
middle of Somalia's Juba region.
Drone strikes in Somalia make the lawless state the sixth country where
the US military has used remote-controlled aircraft to conduct such
deadly strikes.
The US has now employed drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and
Yemen to launch aerial bombings.
Washington claims the airstrikes target militants, even though most of
such attacks have resulted in civilian casualties.
Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when
warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
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A US drone strike has left 29 Somali civilians dead as violence
continues to intensify in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, Press
TV reports.
A US drone strike has
killed 29 civilians in Somalia.
The Drone attack also left more than
28 injured near the southern town of Qooqani, 100 kilometers from the
town of Afmadow, near the port city of Kismayo.
Shortly after the attack, Somali troops entered the town. A heavy
exchange of fire broke out between al-Shabab fighters and Somalia
troops.
Meanwhile, reports indicate that Somali troops have captured the town of
Qooqani, leaving dozens of al-Shabab fighters dead.
Drone strikes in Somalia make the lawless state the sixth country where
the US military has used remote-controlled aircraft to conduct such
lethal strikes.
The US has now employed drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq and
Yemen to launch aerial bombings.
Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when
warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.
Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia remains one of the
countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally
displaced persons in the world.
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