Following pressure from Amnesty International, the US Africa Command has pledged to report publicly on civilian casualties stemming from its air war in Somalia.
A new Amnesty International investigation details two recent US air strikes that killed and injured civilians. The organization has now documented more than 30 civilian casualties in nine cases – with zero accountability from the US military.
Following today’s ministerial statement to overturn with immediate effect the ban on pregnant girls attending schools, Marta Colomer, Amnesty International’s Acting Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa said: