Recent US military actions in Somalia*
January 7 2007 - US gunship attacks militant convoy killing 10
January 22 2007 - Reported JSOC airstrike against militants
June 1 2007 - US cruise missile strike kills up to 10 alleged militants, including reportedly from Eritrea, Yemen, UK, Sweden and US
March 3 2008 - Cruise missile attack from US ships. Six die, though not apparent target.
May 2008 - US naval-launched cruise missiles kill Aden Hashi Ayro, head of Al Shabab
September 14 2009 - US Special Forces launch helicopter raid into Somalia, killing Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, wanted in connection with Mombassa attacks
October 19 2009 - US drone reported shot down over southern Somalia
April 6 2011 - Airstrike kills an al-Shabab commander
June 23 2011 - Drone strike kills “many”, wounds two al-Shabab leaders
* The Bureau’s analysis is based on credible reports. However, given the covert nature of US operations this should be viewed as a partial list.
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