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| Foreign troops launch Somali raid | Foreign troops launch Somali raid |
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| Foreign soldiers have staged an attack on militants in Somalia, killing at least two people in a helicopter raid. | Foreign soldiers have staged an attack on militants in Somalia, killing at least two people in a helicopter raid. |
| The troops, who according to some reports had uniforms with French insignia, attacked a vehicle carrying Islamists from the al-Shabab group. | The troops, who according to some reports had uniforms with French insignia, attacked a vehicle carrying Islamists from the al-Shabab group. |
| Witnesses said the troops took away some men, and there were two bodies left in the road after the attack, in the southern district of Barawe. | Witnesses said the troops took away some men, and there were two bodies left in the road after the attack, in the southern district of Barawe. |
| The French foreign ministry has not commented on the claims. | The French foreign ministry has not commented on the claims. |
| "There was a military operation carried out by four foreign helicopters," a village elder told the AFP news agency. | "There was a military operation carried out by four foreign helicopters," a village elder told the AFP news agency. |
| "A car was destroyed, we are also hearing that some of the vehicle's passengers were taken on the helicopters." | "A car was destroyed, we are also hearing that some of the vehicle's passengers were taken on the helicopters." |
| French commandos have launched raids in the past to rescue their citizens from pirates or militants. | French commandos have launched raids in the past to rescue their citizens from pirates or militants. |
| The assault comes several weeks after a Frenchman held by militants in Mogadishu managed to get free. | The assault comes several weeks after a Frenchman held by militants in Mogadishu managed to get free. |
| Somalia has not had a functioning central government since 1991. | Somalia has not had a functioning central government since 1991. |
| Rival Islamist factions are battling forces loyal to the weak UN-backed government. | Rival Islamist factions are battling forces loyal to the weak UN-backed government. |