The United States has had extensive covert activities going on in Somalia since 2003, primarily through the CIA and elite forces. Supposedly aimed at subverting warlords with connections to al Qaeda, the interventions soon got deeper. The details of the history of America’s clandestine operations in the horn of Africa over the past decade are only now becoming clear, as intelligence and military involvement expands under the Obama administration.
Read the whole report by Sean D. Naylor at Army Times.
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"Operation Black Hawk’s aim was to kill or capture the 20 or so main members of the al-Qaida cell in East Africa."
Did al-Qaida exist in early 1990s in Somalia ?
The author is parroting the rubbish provided to him by the US government.
Only 2003? Sounds like they dropped the ball on that one. Thankfully, we've got the Nobel Peace Prize President on the job, ensuring that all of Africa is bombed and bombed alike.