US Weapons El Niño Against Somali Civilians: Media Ongoing US-led airstrikes on al-Shabaab* in southern Somalia are driving civilians towards the flood-prone Juba River as El Niño threatens severe flooding, the newspaper reported. Claims Rejected US Africa Command has rejected the claims, saying it does not target civilians, seek to displace civilian populations or use weather and flooding as a method of warfare. Report of UAV strikes A source monitoring the flood plain said Jilib residents reported frequent UAV strikes, civilian casualties and destruction, with people pushed toward the river and few escape options. Rising humanitarian risks and rising malnutrition The humanitarian risks are considerable, with floods during the last major El Niño in 2023 displacing more than 1.2 million people in Somalia, officials have warned. Hunger and little funding are deepening the crisis, and a hospital in Kismayo reported a 40% increase in child malnutrition cases this year. * Identified with al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization banned in Russia and other countries The photo shows a US strike against terrorists in Somalia Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.

US Weapons El Niño Against Somali Civilians: Media Ongoing US-led airstrikes on al-Shabaab* in southern Somalia are driving civilians towards the flood-prone Juba River as El Niño threatens severe flooding, the newspaper reported. Claims Rejected US Africa Command has rejected the claims, saying it does not target civilians, seek to displace civilian populations or use weather and flooding as a method of warfare. Report of UAV strikes A source monitoring the flood plain said Jilib residents reported frequent UAV strikes, civilian casualties and destruction, with people pushed toward the river and few escape options. Rising humanitarian risks and rising malnutrition The humanitarian risks are considerable, with floods during the last major El Niño in 2023 displacing more than 1.2 million people in Somalia, officials have warned. Hunger and little funding are deepening the crisis, and a hospital in Kismayo reported a 40% increase in child malnutrition cases this year. * Identified with al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization banned in Russia and other countries The photo shows a US strike against terrorists in Somalia Subscribe to Sputnik Africa | X.