http://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/somalia-raid-navy-seals-97884.html?hp=l1
WASHINGTON— U.S. forces raided a Somali coastal town looking for a “high-value” al-Shabab terror suspect, the Pentagon confirmed Saturday. They also captured Abu Anas al Libi, a Libyan Al-Qaeda leader wanted for his role in the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in East Africa, citing American officials.
Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in a statement: “I can confirm that yesterday, October 4, U.S. military personnel were involved in a counter terrorism operation against a known al-Shabaab terrorist. We are not prepared to provide additional detail at this time.”
A U.S. official said no U.S. personnel were injured or killed in the fighting, and they disengaged after inflicting casualties among al-Shabab militants, who have claimed responsibility for the Kenyan mall attacks in which 67 people were killed.
The pre-dawn raid on a house in the town of Barawe targeted a specific Al-Qaeda suspect related to the mall attack, but the operation did not get its target, one current and one former U.S. military official told the AP. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the raid publicly.
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