The unidentified Shabab leader is believed to have been killed in the firefight, but the SEAL team was forced to withdraw before that could be confirmed, a senior American security official said.
American officials initially reported that they had seized the Shabab leader, but later backed off that account. The first American security official said there were no reports of American casualties in the operation.
"Seaside villa," sounds like a perfect set-up for naval fire support. Yet, they were "forced to withdraw." Who forced them?
The NYT hasn't gotten a military story correct since 1898.