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2013-10-05 Africa North

Breaking: Seaborne attack on militant forces in Somalia

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2013-10-05 01:40|| || Front Page|| [11125 views ] Top

#1 Kill Em For Kenya

Posted by Frank G 2013-10-05 08:05|| 2013-10-05 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 What's the Skinny?

Snark of the day. By a thin margin.

Posted by DepotGuy 2013-10-05 08:51|| 2013-10-05 08:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Al J:

"The sources say there were some very high-value targets, including the leader of al-Shabab himself, known as Godane. We understand that, although the Western sources believe that one of the senior al-Shabab commanders may have been killed, they do understand that Ahmed Godane may have survived."

Al-Shabab insist there was nobody of any significance in the house at the time of the attack.

AyPee (from same link):

A resident of Barawe town told the Associated Press news agency that heavy gunfire woke people up before dawn prayers. A similar account was given by a government official in Mogadishu who insisted on anonymity.

"We were awoken by heavy gunfire last night, we thought an al-Shabab base at the beach was captured," Sumira Nur, a mother of four, told Reuters news agency from Barawe. "We also heard sounds of shells but we do not know where they landed."

An al-Shabab member, who gave his name as Abu Mohamed, said fighters rushed to the scene to try to capture a foreign soldier but that they were not successful.

Posted by Pappy 2013-10-05 10:55|| 2013-10-05 10:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Kudos

Posted by newc 2013-10-05 16:26|| 2013-10-05 16:26|| Front Page Top

#5 Salmon, you & Depot Guy make a great team!

Posted by Glenmore 2013-10-05 16:29|| 2013-10-05 16:29|| Front Page Top

#6 From the grey whore - U.S. Forces Seize Somali Militant

Posted by newc 2013-10-05 16:35|| 2013-10-05 16:35|| Front Page Top

#7 from a more pleasant source: Navy SEALs Capture Al-Shabaab Leader During Pre-Dawn Raid In Somalia

Posted by Frank G 2013-10-05 17:21|| 2013-10-05 17:21|| Front Page Top

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