Al-Shabaab militants in a passing-out parade in 2011. Photograph: Feisal Omar/Reuters
CNN: U.S. Special Forces in Somalia firefight
(CNN)U.S. Special Operations forces came under fire from Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia Thursday when a mission to help Ugandan troops turned into unexpected combat for the Americans.
The incident occurred west of Mogadishu, according to a U.S. military official familiar with reports from the scene. No U.S. troops were wounded in what quickly turned into a firefight.
Ugandan troops, who are in the country as part of African forces backing the Somali government, had been called in to clear an illegal checkpoint being run by Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia. The Ugandans came under fire from an estimated 20 militants, the official said.
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Update #1: US commandos clash with Shebab militants in Somalia: official (AFP)
Update #2: Al-Shabaab Militants Attack US Special Forces in Somalia (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: Al-Shabaab is claiming that they foiled a U.S. Special Forces raid .... Somalia’s Shabaab claims foiled US special forces raid (Geeska Afrika Online)
Wow good move
ReplyDeleteWho cares if Al Shabab foiled one attack.
ReplyDeleteOne attack or one battle is not a war.
If the Specs ops lived to fight another day , the they probably learned and learned more than the Al Shababites that lived to fight another day.
In it's current form, al-Shabbaab's been around since 2006,
Deletebut it's an offshoot of the ICU, which was the sucessor organization to al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, which dates back to 1992.