Yesterday's Commando Raid In Somalia Is Just One Of Many That Has Happened In The Past Few Years

US Special Forces in Afghanistan (Brennan Linsley, AP)

Commando Raid In Somalia Latest In Covert Operations Across The Globe -- Long War Journal

Yesterday's daring raid in southern Somalia that targeted and killed a senior al Qaeda leader wanted for several deadly attacks is the latest in a series of covert operations carried out by US and allied special operations. At least four other high-profile raids by ground forces took place in Pakistan, Madagascar, and Syria over the past several years, while others have gone unreported, according to US officials.

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My Comment: The key sentence in this post from The Long War Journal is the last one ....

.... Other such direct action missions have taken place but have avoided the scrutiny of the media, US intelligence officials told The Long War Journal.

Yup .... they are only telling us what they want us to know. They are not telling us about other operations that are (probably) highly classified and will be the case (probably) for the rest of my lifetime.