U.S. Special Operations Forces Involved in Somalia Raid: Defense Officials
Source: NBC News
U.S. special operations forces participated in a military raid in southern Somalia overnight, defense officials told NBC News on Wednesday.
The raid comes just days after the Pentagon said a massive U.S. airstrike killed more than 150 members of the al-Shabab terror group in the east African nation.
The al-Qaeda offshoot said Wednesday that foreign forces dropped in by helicopter had attempted to raid an al-Shabab-held town in southern Somalia overnight, according to The Associated Press. The militant group told the news agency its fighters fended off the raid.
Defense officials on Wednesday confirmed that special operations forces were involved in a raid in southern Somalia but would not provide details on potential target, location, any casualties or overall success of the mission.
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Militant Islamist group al-Shabab has said it fought off an attack by foreign forces on one of its bases in southern Somalia.
One fighter was reportedly killed in the overnight raid, carried out by two helicopters.
The al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group has not identified the nationality of the troops involved in the operation.
Several countries have been supporting Somali officials in their efforts to combat al-Shabab's insurgency.
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