Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?

Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/somalia-us-trump-war-alshabaab-islamists-drone-airstrikes-civilian-deaths-children

 

Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?

Washington has been stepping up its airstrikes in the campaign against al-Shabaab, but the militants make continued gains and civilians are increasingly the victims…

 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/why-us-bombing-somalia-who-airstrikes-killing-shabaab-islamists

 

FBI deploys more resources to ‘dismantle fraud schemes’ in Minnesota

Asked about her support of the Meals Act, a bill that changed school meal reimbursement rules during the pandemic and has been connected to systems of fraud, Omar told Fox News Digital, it has not contributed to the fraud and "it did help feed kids"…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/fbi-minnesota-fraud-schemes-somalia

 

Trump's VILE Thanksgiving Post Just Got A BRUTAL Reply, Goes VIRAL🚨

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25Cp8JuQlx0

 

‘We have nothing’: Somalia floods raise spectre of famine

'We have nothing': Somalia floods raise spectre of famine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/nov/19/we-have-nothing-somalia-floods-raise-spectre-of-famine

Rand Paul Offers To Help Buy 'Ungrateful' Ilhan Omar A Ticket Back To Somalia - HuffPost

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) should visit Somalia, where she was born, to gain a better appreciation for the United States, calling the Muslim lawmaker "ungrateful" to be an American. Paul made the comment to the right-wing website Breitbart last week during the Turning Points USA summit in Washington for high school and college Republicans. ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rand-paul-ilhan-omar_n_5d3f0cc9e4b0db8affabf716

Report: U.S. Air Strikes Are Killing Civilians in Somalia in Wave of Attacks Under Trump - The Intercept

Amnesty International investigated five U.S. attacks on al-Shabaab and uncovered civilian deaths. The attacks may be war crimes, the group says...
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/19/u-s-air-strikes-in-somalia-kill-civilians-in-wave-of-attacks-under-trump-amnesty-report-says/

The Five Conflicts Driving the Bulk of the World’s Refugee Crisis - The New York Times

Most of the world's refugees are from five countries, according to the U.N. refugee agency. Here is a look at the conflicts driving the global refugee crisis. ....
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/world/five-conflicts-driving-refugees.html

New Investigation Finds U.S. Special Forces Massacred Somali Civilians and Orchestrated a Cover-Up | Alternet

The victims were farmers, according to eyewitness accounts.....
https://www.alternet.org/human-rights/new-investigation-finds-us-special-forces-massacred-somali-civilians-orchestrated-cover

Meet the Former Republican Governor Fighting the Worst Humanitarian Crisis Since 1945 -- TIME

Four simultaneous famines ...
http://time.com/4866580/famine-world-food-programme-humanitarian-crisis/

Atheists Give $10,000 to UNICEF to Help Combat Famine in Somalia

Remember Somalia? It’s hard to think of the last time I heard it mentioned in the news, given all the other pressing issues in our politics, but a famine affecting Somalia and other neighboring nations could put up to 20 million lives in danger.

For that reason, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, through its Nonbelief Relief program, is making a $10,000 donation to UNICEF to combat the food scarcity....
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/

friendlyatheist/2017/04/08/atheists-give-10000-to-unicef-to-help-combat-famine-in-somalia/