Anger over ‘botched’ US air strike

The government of Somalia has demanded an explanation from the US following an air strike which is alleged to have killed 22 soldiers and civilians.  The US said the raid, in the central Somali region of Galmudug, killed nine members of militant Islamist group al-Shabab. The Galmudug authorities blamed a rival region, Puntland, for duping […]

The government of Somalia has demanded an explanation from the US following an air strike which is alleged to have killed 22 soldiers and civilians. 
The US said the raid, in the central Somali region of Galmudug, killed nine members of militant Islamist group al-Shabab.
The Galmudug authorities blamed a rival region, Puntland, for duping the Americans into believing those targeted were militants. Al-Shabab says none of its fighters were killed.
The Somali military said the dead were civilians and members of the Galmudug regional army.
Crowds burnt the US flag as protests against the air strike continued for a second day in Galmudug.