U.S. Navy Ship Fires At al-Qaeda Suspects In Somalia
The destroyer USS Chafee fired her deck guns at two or three suspected "high-value terrorist targets" in the Puntland area along the northern coast of Somalia on Saturday, U.S. officials told NBC News. The three suspects are accused of taking part in the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.
According to the officials, the U.S. had "actionable intelligence” gathered by U.S. Special Operations Forces and local tribal leaders that the suspects were in the area.
Out of fear that the suspects would leave the area, the decision was made to order the strike from the Chafee, which fired 20 five-inch rounds from her deck guns.
The Chafee was the U.S. military's closest asset, the officials said. Airstrikes would have come too late.
The Ethiopian Army, which was trained by the U.S. Military, wiped out most of these terrorists. I guess it shows that you need to apply constant pressure on these savages to keep them from regrouping.
This is still a sore spot for the military. If you've seen the movie "Blackhawk Down", you understand why.
