US intervenes in Somalia?

Pentagon official: U.S. attacks al Qaeda suspects in Somalia

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The targets attacked were in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A U.S. gunship attacked suspected al Qaeda targets in southern Somalia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday.

The AC-130 flew its mission within the last 24 hours, the official told CNN. The operation was launched based on intelligence that al Qaeda operatives were at the location, but there was no immediate indication of how successful the strike had been.

 

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