Researcher @amnesty | Lawyer | Human Rights | Protection of Civilians.
Apr 1, 2020 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
Thread: Today @amnesty, we release details of 2 US military airstrikes in #Somalia in Feb that caused five civilian casualties. Both took place in Jilib, the 1st on 2 Feb, the 2nd on 24 Feb. In both, AFRICOM said it killed terrorists. Our findings differ. amnesty.org/en/latest/news…
On 2 Feb, at 8pm, a family of 5 was sitting down to dinner in Jilib town, a US airstrike hit their home. Nurto Kusow Omar, an 18-year-old girl was killed on the spot. Her 2 younger sisters, Fatuma & Adey, aged 12 and 7, & their grandma, Khadija Mohamed, aged 70 were injured.