SOMALIA, 12 March 2020, TON: Somali politician Mahad Dhoore, who is also a Member of Parliament, confirmed on Thursday that the victims of the US airstrike on Tuesday, 10^th March were civilians.
Family members and a politician in Somalia claims that US air strike on town of Janaale killed civilians travelling in a minibus heading to the capital Mogadishu not terrorists.

Abdullahi Abdirahman Ali, who lost his father in the air strike sia, US is lying. While talking to media he said, “They killed my 70 years old aged father”. Family members of another victim claimed “They lost their 13-year-old son in the US airstrike.”

The relatives of those killed requested UN Secretary General to hold an inquiring to punish foreigners killing Somalis and also compensate the families of those killed.

According to reports, the US military has conducted at least 32 airstrikes in Somalia between 1 January and 11 March 2020. US Africa Command Director of Public Affairs, Chris Karns ruled out any slowdown in the attacks and claimed that US Brigadier General Miguel Castellanos briefed that American airstrikes are key effort to combating terror and helping to the government to bring stability and security in Somalia.