US strikes Somalia
Fremont Tribune
01/08/07
The U.S. military launched a strike against several suspected members of al-Qaida in Somalia, a government official said Monday night. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the operation's sensitivity, said at least one AC-130 gunship was used in the attack. CNN, NBC and CBS first reported the military action. Citing Pentagon officials, CBS said the targets included the senior al-Qaida leader in East Africa and an al-Qaida operative wanted for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania...
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US Launches Two Airstrikes in Somalia
The US airstrikes come 16 days after Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia to prevent an Islamic movement in the west of the country. The US and Ethiopia both accuse the Islamic group of harboring extremists, among them al-Qaeda suspects.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010907J.shtml
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Somalia
01/08/07
The U.S. military launched a strike against several suspected members of al-Qaida in Somalia, a government official said Monday night. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the operation's sensitivity, said at least one AC-130 gunship was used in the attack. CNN, NBC and CBS first reported the military action. Citing Pentagon officials, CBS said the targets included the senior al-Qaida leader in East Africa and an al-Qaida operative wanted for his involvement in the 1998 bombings of the American embassies in Kenya and Tanzania...
http://tinyurl.com/yy28mz
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US Launches Two Airstrikes in Somalia
The US airstrikes come 16 days after Ethiopian forces invaded Somalia to prevent an Islamic movement in the west of the country. The US and Ethiopia both accuse the Islamic group of harboring extremists, among them al-Qaeda suspects.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/010907J.shtml
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Somalia
rudkla - 9. Jan, 15:59
