Reply #4: Somali Islamists say no casualties in U.S. strikes [View All]

Source: Reuters

Somali Islamists say no casualties in U.S. strikes
03 Jun 2007 08:07:00 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Guled Mohamed

MOGADISHU, June 3 (Reuters) - A Somali jihadist group said on Sunday
it had suffered no casualties in what it called "random" American air
strikes on mountain hideouts where Islamist fighters have battled local
forces.

The group, calling itself the Young Mujahideen Movement, said it had
killed 11 soldiers from the semi-autonomous Puntland administration in
clashes following U.S. missile attacks on Friday that CNN said were
targeting an al Qaeda suspect.

"American planes carried out random attacks without causing any losses
among the mujahideen, praise to God," the group said in a Web posting.
The statement could not be immediately verified but was on a site used
by al Qaeda and other Islamists.

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