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Helicopter-borne US troops raid Shebab-controlled town in Somalia: Pentagon
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/helicopter-borne-us-troops-raid-shebab-controlled-town-in-somalia-pentagon/
Islamist fighters loyal to Somalia's Shebab group perform military drills at a village in Lower Shabelle region, outside Mogadishu
Helicopter-borne US troops raid Shebab-controlled town in Somalia: Pentagon
Agence France-Presse
10 Mar 2016 at 09:39 ET
US troops accompanied Somali forces in a helicopter raid against Shebab insurgents in Somalia, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
US aircraft were used in the operation against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated group, which the spokesman described as an “advise, assist and accompany mission” with the Somali army.
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The raid overnight Tuesday to Wednesday came just days after US warplanes and drones killed an estimated 130 Shebab fighters training for a major operation, according to the Pentagon.
Special forces operatives in two helicopters targeted the Shebab-controlled town of Awdhegele, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) west of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, Somali government officials and a Shebab spokesman said.
