Why is the US bombing Somalia – and who are the airstrikes killing?

The Trump administration is engaged in a covert, legally ambiguous but increasingly aggressive military campaign in Somalia. But as the US ramps up its attacks, it is becoming harder to follow who is actually being killed.

Officials have stopped publishing detailed data on casualty figures from US airstrikes in the Horn of Africa. At the same time, the number of attacks on targets in Somalia has soared to record levels.