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To: Bahbah
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5,004 posted on 03/03/2008 3:05:27 AM PST by WorkerbeeCitizen (I love big brother)
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Confirmation and further details

U.S. official: Missiles fired at Somalia terror target
cnn.com ^ | March 3, 2008 | Barbara Starr, CNN

Posted on 03/03/2008 6:57:26 AM CST by RDTF

WASHINGTON (CNN) — The United States on Monday used precision missiles to strike a “known terrorist target” in southern Somalia, a U.S. military official said.

The strike near Dhoobley, which is close to the Kenyan border, was aimed at a “facility where there were known terrorists” affiliated with East African al Qaeda operations, according to the official.

News agency reports from the region are saying civilians were killed in the attack, but the official said the United States still is collecting post-strike information and is not yet able to confirm any details about casualties.

The U.S. military official described Monday’s strike as “very deliberate” and said forces tried to use caution to avoid hitting civilians.

“We woke up with a loud and big bang and when we came out we found our neighbor’s house completely obliterated as if no house existed here,” a resident of the town, Fatuma Abdullahi, told The Associated Press. “We are taking shelter under trees. Three planes were flying over our heads.”

Clan elder Ahmed Nur Dalab told AP that said a senior Islamic official, Hassan Turki, was in town Sunday to mediate between his fighters and a militia loyal to the government. Turki’s forces took over Dhoobley last week, AP reported.

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5,005 posted on 03/03/2008 5:02:51 AM PST by Uncle Ike (Sometimes I sets and thinks, and sometimes I jus' sets.........)
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