[Al Jizz] The mother of a suspected al-Qaeda operative assassinated in Somalia has asked for his body.
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Aisha Abdallah demanded to see the body of Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who is believed to have been killed in a US commando raid earlier in the week.
Abdallah told The Associated Press news agency on Wednesday that she wants to see the body of her son before it is buried. "My son has never been a terrorist," she said.
Nabhan, a 30-year-old Kenyan, was wanted for the 2002 car bombing of a beach resort in Kenya and a failed attempt to shoot down an Israeli aircraft.
Three senior US officials familiar with Monday's helicopter raid said that Nabhan was killed in the strike along with six other people.
Nabhan had been fighting with the opposition al-Shabab group against the Somali government when he was killed. The Somalia-based group vowed to avenge Nabhan's death and said it would keep on fighting.
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"God foiled the endeavor of our stupid enemy who imagined that the flame of jihad in the Muslim lands ... will be extinguished with the killing of the mujahidin leaders," read a statement from the group posted on the internet.
Another unnamed US official said the attack was launched by forces from multiple US military branches and included Navy Seals, at least two army assault helicopters and the involvement of two US warships in the region for months. The US has not provided official details on the raid or on the number of people killed or where the bodies were taken. |