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| Foreign commandoes said to carry out night raid in Somalia | Foreign commandoes said to carry out night raid in Somalia |
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| MOGADISHU, Somalia — In a raid that bore the hallmarks of a foreign special forces unit, soldiers dropped off by helicopters hiked through the nighttime dark to a town controlled by Islamic militants. Then a firefight erupted. | MOGADISHU, Somalia — In a raid that bore the hallmarks of a foreign special forces unit, soldiers dropped off by helicopters hiked through the nighttime dark to a town controlled by Islamic militants. Then a firefight erupted. |
| Al-Shabab said Wednesday that its fighters had foiled the attack by foreign forces on Awdhegle town in southern Somalia overnight, and that they retreated with casualties. | Al-Shabab said Wednesday that its fighters had foiled the attack by foreign forces on Awdhegle town in southern Somalia overnight, and that they retreated with casualties. |
| The raid came three days after the U.S. carried out an air strike on an al-Shabab training camp that the Pentagon said killed about 150 militants. There was no immediate word on whether U.S. commandoes carried out the Tuesday night ground attack. | The raid came three days after the U.S. carried out an air strike on an al-Shabab training camp that the Pentagon said killed about 150 militants. There was no immediate word on whether U.S. commandoes carried out the Tuesday night ground attack. |
| Sheikh Abdiaziz Abu Musab, a spokesman for al-Shabab, told a militant-run online radio that the unidentified foreign forces used two helicopters and that one militant was killed. | |
| Mohamed Hassan, an elder in Awdhegle, told The Associated Press that the foreign forces parked their helicopters outside the town and walked at least 3 kilometers (1.9 miles), sneaking into the town to avoid detection by the Islamic fighters and launch a surprise raid. | |
| He said there was gunfire between militants and al-Shabab foot soldiers that started near the police station. | He said there was gunfire between militants and al-Shabab foot soldiers that started near the police station. |
| The exact target of the raid, if any, remains unclear. | The exact target of the raid, if any, remains unclear. |
| Meanwhile, three police officers and one civilian were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing outside a cafe near the police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, said police Gen. Ali Hersi Barre. | Meanwhile, three police officers and one civilian were killed Wednesday in a suicide car bombing outside a cafe near the police academy in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, said police Gen. Ali Hersi Barre. |
| There was no claim of responsibility for the blast, but it appeared to be part of attacks waged by al-Shabab, which was ousted from Mogadishu by African Union peacekeepers in 2011. | There was no claim of responsibility for the blast, but it appeared to be part of attacks waged by al-Shabab, which was ousted from Mogadishu by African Union peacekeepers in 2011. |
| Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |