“None of the bereaved families have yet been contacted by US officials or the #Somali government.

An apology appears improbable, despite the seeming failure to adequately distinguish civilians being a violation of international law.
Compensation seems unlikely.
The US maintains a $3m (£2.2m) annual budget to compensate civilians for drone deaths but nothing has been paid out to Somali families.”

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jun/16/somalia-us-trump-war-alshabaab-islamists-drone-airstrikes-civilian-deaths-children

Killed walking home from school: why did Somali children become targets of US drone strikes?

Six months ago, at least 12 people, including eight children, died during a US attack. The US has never admitted the civilian deaths. Here, the Guardian pieces together what happened that day

The Guardian