In its first quarterly civilian casualties report, US Africa Command has admitted to the deaths of two Somali civilians and injuries to three more as a result of US airstrikes. However, the command’s excessively stringent qualifications mean that few claims are actually acknowledged, and the rules of engagement have remained the same.
Amid steady criticism and cutting exposes of its increasing civilian body count in Somalia, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) committed itself earlier this month to producing quarterly reports in which it revisits past strikes and weighs evidence brought forth in support of claims that civilians were killed or injured in those strikes. With the first report published on Monday, the command has admitted to just two more civilian deaths and three injuries amid 91 evaluated strikes.
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