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| U.S. Undertakes Military Operation Against Shabab in Somalia | U.S. Undertakes Military Operation Against Shabab in Somalia |
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| WASHINGTON — American military forces launched an operation in Somalia on Monday against the Al Qaeda-linked militant network the Shabab, defense officials said. | |
| Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said that officials were still “assessing the results of the operation, and will provide additional information as and when appropriate.” | Rear Adm. John F. Kirby, the Pentagon press secretary, said that officials were still “assessing the results of the operation, and will provide additional information as and when appropriate.” |
| Admiral Kirby declined to go into further detail about the operation, which was first reported by CNN. An American official, who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the operation, said that it had been carried out with local partners against “a senior Shabab operative.” | |
| The Pentagon and the State Department have been supporting a 22,000-member African force that has driven the Shabab from their former strongholds in Mogadishu, the capital, and other urban centers, and continues to battle the extremists in their mountain and desert redoubts. | The Pentagon and the State Department have been supporting a 22,000-member African force that has driven the Shabab from their former strongholds in Mogadishu, the capital, and other urban centers, and continues to battle the extremists in their mountain and desert redoubts. |