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

<p>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</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/why-us-bombing-somalia-who-airstrikes-killing-shabaab-islamists">Explainer: Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?<br><br></a></p><p>They had just settled down for breakfast when the noise came. Some paused in the eating of their slow-cooked beans – <em>cambuulo</em> – spooked by the haunting high-pitched hum. Others pressed their faces against windows, scanning skywards. Farmers in nearby maize fields watched the objects circling above Jamaame, a town in southern Somalia.</p><p>Shortly after 9am on 15 November 2025, Jamaame shuddered from a series of explosions.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/somalia-us-trump-war-alshabaab-islamists-drone-airstrikes-civilian-deaths-children">Continue reading...</a>