Posted on 03/03/2008 4:57:26 AM PST by RDTF
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States on Monday used precision missiles to strike a "known terrorist target" in southern Somalia, a U.S. military official said.
The strike near Dhoobley, which is close to the Kenyan border, was aimed at a "facility where there were known terrorists" affiliated with East African al Qaeda operations, according to the official.
News agency reports from the region are saying civilians were killed in the attack, but the official said the United States still is collecting post-strike information and is not yet able to confirm any details about casualties.
The U.S. military official described Monday's strike as "very deliberate" and said forces tried to use caution to avoid hitting civilians.
"We woke up with a loud and big bang and when we came out we found our neighbor's house completely obliterated as if no house existed here," a resident of the town, Fatuma Abdullahi, told The Associated Press. "We are taking shelter under trees. Three planes were flying over our heads."
Clan elder Ahmed Nur Dalab told AP that said a senior Islamic official, Hassan Turki, was in town Sunday to mediate between his fighters and a militia loyal to the government. Turki's forces took over Dhoobley last week, AP reported.
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Are you sure that you're asking the right question?
What the hell are you talking about, or insinuating?
If you want to address mister montyspython, be my guest.
I didn’t know we had an embassy in Kosovo.
Reread your post, find what’s wrong with it and then think about it some more.
Gee. Thanks. I think I'll take a pass. I have a life.
Admit it, you don’t know a damn thing, less embarrassing for you to admit it now.
Have you ever heard of a farmer losing his whole herd of cows when Lightning struck the tree. I’ve seen many farmers lose 60-70 cows under one tree and wipe out his dairy farm in a thunderstorm.
Many times neighbor farmer will donate a few cows to get him back on his feet. Farmers are some of the few people on earth who are still good neighbors to each other.
I always enjoyed going to my grandparents farms, those were always some very memorable times in my life as a kid, even though we had to do a lot of hard work when it came to picking some of the crops.
U.S. airstrike in Somalia targets unnamed AQ leader?
Update: ‘Confident’ target was hit
Hot Air | March 03, 2008 | Allahpundit
Posted on 03/03/2008 9:48:28 AM EST by jdm
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1979575/posts
Somali Clan Offer to Withdraw From Capital
Las Vegas Sun | March 12, 2005 at 19:28:27 PST | RODRIQUE NGOWI
Posted on 03/12/2005 10:45:13 PM EST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1361747/posts
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