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US Navy attacks Somali militant base.
KBC Kenya Broadcasting Corporation ^ | June 2, 2007 | James rono

Posted on 06/02/2007 1:35:17 PM PDT by KeyLargo

US Navy attacks Somali militant base. Written By:james Rono/bbc , Posted: Sat, Jun 02, 2007

Caption: US blames militants for the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

A US Navy warship has carried out a missile attack on a Somali village where Islamist militants are reported to have set up a base.

Somali officials said a remote village in the Puntland region was bombarded, days after foreign militants arrived.

US reports suggest the target was an al-Qaeda operative suspected of involvement in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

The strike would be at least the third by the US in Somali territory in 2007.

In early January, US forces tried to target three suspected members of al-Qaeda but were thought to have missed their targets.

Later that month another strike hit an identified target in the south of the country, according to the Pentagon.

Until now fighting between rival clan militias and remnants of Islamist militants, who seized control of large parts of Somalia for six months of 2006, has been concentrated in the south of the country.

This is the first time the US has launched an attack in the Puntland region, home to Somalia's President Abdullahi Yusuf, says the BBC's East Africa correspondent Karen Allen.

The latest attack targeted a mountainous area around the village of Bargal in the northern province of Bari, in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Somali reports said.

It followed clashes between local troops and foreign fighters after their arrival on Wednesday, which forced the militants into nearby hills.

Residents spoke of a plane circling overhead assisting the warship with targeting.

There was no word available immediately on whether anyone was injured or killed by the missile strikes.

"We cannot yet tell you the casualty figures, but what I can confirm is that the American warships bombed several targets in the surroundings of Bargal at night," one resident, Mohamoud Salah, told the AFP news agency.

The US did not comment directly on the latest reports, pointing out only that operations against terror suspects often needed to be carried out "quietly".

"The very nature of some of our operations, as well as the success of those operations is often predicated on our ability to work quietly with our partners and allies," a Pentagon spokesman said.

US officials have accused Islamist militias in Somalia of harbouring terrorists.


TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; alqaedasomalia; gwot; militant; somali; somalia
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1 posted on 06/02/2007 1:35:18 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

Ping me if they identify the ship. I heard it was a 5 inch gun that was employed.


2 posted on 06/02/2007 1:41:21 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: KeyLargo

The second photo looks specious. There are no hull numbers on the bow. There are 3 American flags flying from the bridge/mast area. US warships do not fly 3 flags (ensigns) from that area. Plus, the anchor configuration looks suspicious. (Compare it to the first photo in the post).


3 posted on 06/02/2007 1:43:13 PM PDT by CTOCS (Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.)
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To: KeyLargo

A round of drinks for the Ops Dept...


4 posted on 06/02/2007 1:45:33 PM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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To: KeyLargo
Beautiful

THX

5 posted on 06/02/2007 1:45:43 PM PDT by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: CTOCS

Different ship entirely. Look at the mooring line ports on the second.


6 posted on 06/02/2007 1:49:23 PM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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To: CTOCS

“The second photo looks specious.”

Both images were found in a Google search. They are not photos of the same ship, nor photos of any Navy ship involved.

I just thought that they were nice looking images to post.


7 posted on 06/02/2007 1:54:02 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

It was the USS Chafee using the 5 inch gun.


8 posted on 06/02/2007 2:31:42 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: CTOCS; Thrownatbirth
First ship is Burke class destroyer, second Ticonderoga class cruiser. That is the way a Tomahawk will fly till it pitches over and flys on its own. I believe the hull number just washed out of the second photo the way it was taken.
9 posted on 06/02/2007 2:36:13 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: Doctor Raoul
Thanks Doc. So it looks like this?
10 posted on 06/02/2007 2:51:38 PM PDT by KeyLargo
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To: Doctor Raoul

I would say it might be safe to really not want that information to be confirmed about what ship it was...

If I was crewing that ship, I would appreciate anonymity, for now...They will certainly get kudos from COMNAVGODPAC, or whomever is in charge of the task force...

I agree, we have heard nothing to suggest what exact weapons were employed...Missles to me, would appear to be a waste of ordinance...But doing a little NGFS, and raining down on that parade in that matter is much more fun...


11 posted on 06/02/2007 2:57:05 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
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To: stevie_d_64

It’s out in the public domain. Iran’s even got it on their news service.


12 posted on 06/02/2007 3:00:09 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: KeyLargo

Yes, but that’s on the cruiser. Same gun mount on the destroyer.


13 posted on 06/02/2007 3:00:57 PM PDT by Doctor Raoul (What's the difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic? The Free Clinic knows how to stop leaks.)
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To: Thrownatbirth

clink...

From your friendly nieghborhood scope dope...

We aim to please, Marines say please aim...

OS’s, doing the job ET’s can’t and won’t...hehehe

BTW, Sailed a few deployments with the Leahy before they decommed her...Long time ago...


14 posted on 06/02/2007 3:02:52 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
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To: GATOR NAVY

ping


15 posted on 06/02/2007 3:04:28 PM PDT by bkwells (Liberals=Hypocrites)
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To: Doctor Raoul

Thats just flippin’ great...

No more liberty port of calls for that ship...

That realy blows chunks!

What was the hull number again???


16 posted on 06/02/2007 3:04:57 PM PDT by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans (I've always been hated))
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To: Doctor Raoul

The USS Webagapiecesof$hit.


17 posted on 06/02/2007 3:08:00 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Hey Bush! "An Inconvenient Truth" you insulted me in a manner that you will not be forgiven for.)
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To: KeyLargo

Residents spoke of a plane circling overhead assisting the warship with targeting.


Good


18 posted on 06/02/2007 5:38:07 PM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: bkwells

Thanks. Is this the same attack as reported yesterday? This article says missiles, yesterday’s said 5” gun fire.

One year ago I was just back from 2 1/2 months off Somalia.


19 posted on 06/02/2007 7:08:35 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY
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To: stevie_d_64
Sailed a few deployments with the Leahy

Yeah, Blue Force rocked. We'd purposely get nailed early in LANTREDEXes so we could beat everybody to get pierside in St. Thomas.
20 posted on 06/02/2007 8:18:01 PM PDT by Thrownatbirth (.....when the sidewalks are safe for the little guy.)
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