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Somalia

Steve Bloomfield

Trump’s endless, opaque bombing obliterates all hope of a free Somalia

Over the past 13 months, the US has carried out 157 airstrikes, drone strikes and ground raids in the east African country

Sun 15 Feb 2026

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