The Guardian's investigation into a US airstrike in Somalia that killed 12 civilians, including 8 children, highlights challenges in reporting on covert conflicts. Lack of press freedom, journalist safety, and US opacity impede accountability.
A seven-year-old Somali boy, Abdiqadir Salah, risks losing the ability to walk due to shrapnel from a US airstrike six months ago. His family cannot afford the £750 surgery, and the US denies civilian casualties.
A US airstrike in Jamaame, Somalia on November 15, 2025, killed at least 12 civilians, including eight children. The Guardian's investigation, using witness testimony and photographic evidence, details the devastating impact on families, with no official acknowledgment or accountability from the US military, which stated the strike targeted al-Shabaab.
The US military has killed Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, in an airstrike. President Trump announced the operation, which was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities. Guerrero Flores was a key figure in the gang's expansion and criminal activities across Latin America and beyond.
US airstrikes in Iran, targeting port cities and Qeshm island, have reportedly damaged water infrastructure, leaving 20,000 residents without clean drinking water. The attacks, a response to a downed US helicopter, have intensified diplomatic tensions and drawn criticism from Tehran.
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakersSixteen bets made $100,000 each accurately predicting the timing of the US airstrikes against Iran on 27 February. Later, a single user would make over $550,000 after betting that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would topple, just moments before his assassination by Israeli forces. On 7 April, right before Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, traders bet $950m that oil prices would come down. They did.These bets and other well-timed wagers accurately predicted the precise timing of major developments in the US-Israel war with Iran, creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers and experts over potential insider trading. Continue reading...
