ASSESSMENTS
Somalia: Stepping Up U.S. Operations
Jan 10, 2007 | 04:08 GMT
Summary
U.S. forces struck al Qaeda and Supreme Islamic Courts Council targets in southern Somalia on Jan. 8. At the same time, the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower began operations off the coast of the war-torn country. The combination of the strikes, at least one of which involved an AC-130 gunship, the shift of naval assets to the region and the publicity surrounding these events indicates a big step up for U.S. operations there.
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