U.S. Launches New Airstrike in Somalia

Posted on: Jan. 24th, 2007 || Source: washingtonpost.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

WASHINGTON -- The United States launched an airstrike in Somalia against suspected terrorist targets - the second such attack this month, defense officials said Wednesday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the action was carried out in secret, provided few details about the strike by an Air Force AC-130 gunship earlier this week and were uncertain whether the intended target was killed.

One official suggested that early indications showed that no high-value target was killed or captured.

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