Somali Rebels Call For Foreign Reinforcements -- ReutersMOGADISHU, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab insurgents called on Wednesday for more foreign militants to join them in the failed Horn of Africa state after U.S. forces killed one of the region's most wanted al Qaeda suspects.
The U.S. special forces operation that killed Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, 28, in remote southern Somalia on Monday has triggered an angry response from Islamist rebels fighting the nation's U.N.-backed government.
The raid likely gained Washington valuable counter-terrorism intelligence, but risked further inflaming anti-Western opinion in a country of growing concern, experts say.
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Somali group seeks US raid revenge -- Al Jazeera
U.S. Kills Top Qaeda Militant in Southern Somalia -- New York Times
U.S. forces kill al-Qaida leader in Somalia -- Counter Terrorism Blog
Africa’s ‘Most Wanted’ Killed in U.S. Commando Raid -- The Danger Room
US Careful of Civilians in Somalia Raid, Official Says -- L.A. Times
Profile: Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan -- BBC
Suspect Killed In Somalia Tied To Minneapolis Youths -- NPR
UN Probes if Somali Contractors Are Diverting Aid, Funding Rebels -- Wall Street Journal
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