Children Are Among the Dead After a U.S.-Backed Raid in Somalia

[TomSea]

Children Are Among the Dead After a U.S.-Backed Raid in Somalia

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  AUG. 25, 2017
GADISHU, Somalia — Ten civilians, including three children, were killed in a raid by foreign and Somali forces on a farm in southern Somalia, a deputy governor said Friday. The United States military confirmed that it had supported a counterterrorism operation in the area, and said it would look into the allegations.

The deaths raise questions about growing American military involvement in Somalia after President Trump approved expanded operations, often in support of Somali forces, against the Shabab, an extremist group linked to Al Qaeda.

The farmers were killed “one by one” after soldiers stormed into the village, Barire, early Friday, the deputy governor of the Lower Shabelle region, Ali Nur Mohamed, told reporters in the capital, Mogadishu.

Continued: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/world/africa/somalia-shabab-civilian-casualties-united-states-military.html?ref=todayspaper

antiwar.com, not a bad website to read for news though, I disagree with a lot of their views, posted this as:

US, Somali Troops Execute 10 Civilians, Including Children, in Village Raid
US African Command Confirms US Troops Were 'Backing' Operation
Jason Ditz Posted on August 25, 2017Categories NewsTags AFRICOM, Somalia, war crimes   

US and Somali troops attacked the farming village of Barire early Friday morning, capturing a group of ten civilians and summarily executing them one at a time. Locals brought the bodies, including three children, to the capital of Mogadishu to protest the incident.

Continued: http://news.antiwar.com/2017/08/25/us-somali-troops-execute-10-civilians-including-children-in-village-raid/

And they are just filtering the NY Times article. So, imho, a bit misleading but something to pay attention to.

[mountaineer]

Washington Examiner
US to probe claims of Somali civilians killed
by Travis J. Tritten | Aug 25, 2017, 1:41 PM

The U.S. military said Friday it was assessing reports that Somali army forces accompanied by U.S. troops shot 10 civilians including three children in a raid.

U.S. Africa Command issued a statement saying it was "aware of civilian casualty allegations near Bariire," a town west of the capital Mogadishu.   ...  More

[truth_seeker]

Sorry. Three less future terrorists, however.

[Wingnut]

Crying no tears.   Lets put a few hundred thousand more baby jihadis in the ground.    The religion dies.

[Fishrrman]

I find it hard to believe that U.S troops would be directly involved in this.

Consider the title of the article -- then look at the source.

[berdie]

Odd...I really doubt that anyone went after children intentionally.

[mountaineer]

Consider the title of the article -- then look at the source.

That's why I posted the Wash Times article - trying to find a less biased news source (and it wasn't easy).

[TomSea]

I saw this article, maybe Somalia is like Afghanistan and it was a lot more modern and Western in the 1970s; this meaning to me, maybe the radical Wahhabism was exported to there and is a source of a lot of the modern day problems. Of course, Somalia is very close to KSA.  That may not account for the piracy problem though.

"We had bars in Mogadishu and five nightclubs. We travelled from city to city and performed in hotels and bars. Those were the golden years."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-40966656

It's hard to say, neighboring Ethiopia has had those famines that come every decade or so forever it seems.