U.S. Navy SEALs took part in a pre-dawn raid in Somalia on Saturday, a strike that came in response to the deadly attack at a Nairobi shopping mall, according to U.S officials.
The raid, in the Somali town of Barawe, appeared to be the most significant strike by American commandoes in the country in years.
Barawe is a stronghold of al Shabaab, a militant group aligned with al Qaeda that has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Kenyan shopping mall.
The U.S. officials would not say whether the militant leader who was targeted in the raid was killed.
U.S. operations in Somalia have been limited since the downing of a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter in October 1993, a little more than 20 years ago.
In January 2012, SEALs parachuting in staged a rescue of two aid workers held by militants. Four years ago, special operation forces targeted an al Qaeda leader near the same Somali town.
A Somalia intelligence official told the Associated Press that the targets of Saturday's raid were "high-profile" foreigners in the house.
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The raid, in the Somali town of Barawe, appeared to be the most significant strike by American commandoes in the country in years.
Barawe is a stronghold of al Shabaab, a militant group aligned with al Qaeda that has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Kenyan shopping mall.
The U.S. officials would not say whether the militant leader who was targeted in the raid was killed.
U.S. operations in Somalia have been limited since the downing of a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter in October 1993, a little more than 20 years ago.
In January 2012, SEALs parachuting in staged a rescue of two aid workers held by militants. Four years ago, special operation forces targeted an al Qaeda leader near the same Somali town.
A Somalia intelligence official told the Associated Press that the targets of Saturday's raid were "high-profile" foreigners in the house.
Write to Julian E. Barnes at [email protected]
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