U.S.
conducts second air strike in Somalia: report
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force AC-130 gunship
attacked suspected al Qaeda operatives in
southern Somalia on Monday, theWashington
Post reported on Wednesday, citing unidentified
U.S. officials.
The
newspaper said there was no information on the
results or the specific targets of the air
strike, which would be the second this month by
U.S. forces.
A
Pentagon spokesman declined comment on the
report.
The
United States launched an air strike two weeks
ago against what it called al Qaeda operatives
among the fleeing Islamist ranks in its first
publicly confirmed military action there since
ending a disastrous peacekeeping mission in
1994.
Washington
has believed that Somali Islamists have harbored
al Qaeda members accused of bombing two U.S.
embassies and an Israeli-owned hotel in east
Africa.
