Abdi Guled, Associated Press 3:20 a.m. EDT October 5, 2013.Al-Shabab fighters march with their weapons during military exercises on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, in 2011.(Photo: Mohamed Sheikh Nor, AP).Story HighlightsSame town where U.S. Navy SEALS four years ago killed a most-wanted al-Qaeda operativeThe strike comes exactly two weeks after al-Shabab militants attacked Nairobi's Westgate MallA Somalia intelligence official said the targets were "High-profile" foreigners in a house in Barawe. MOGADISHU, Somalia - Foreign military forces carried out a pre-dawn strike Saturday in the same southern Somalia village where U.S. Navy SEALS four years ago killed a most-wanted al-Qaeda operative, officials said. Foreign militaries - often the U.S. but not always - have carried out several strikes inside Somalia in recent years against al-Shabab or al-Qaeda leaders. Military raids carried out by troops on the ground carry the risk of a troops being killed or captured, but they also allow the forces to collect bodies or other material as evidence.
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