Dhusamareb airstrike

The Dhusamareb airstrike took place on May 1, 2008, at around 3:00 am local time when an American plane dropped three large bombs on a house in the Dhuusamarreeb region in central Somalia. The attack was targeted against the Muslim militant group al-Shabaab.[1][2]

Dhusamareb airstrike
Part of Operation Enduring Freedom - Horn of Africa
TypeAerial attack
Location
Dhuusamarreeb, Somalia
TargetIslamic militants
DateMay 1, 2008 (2008-05-01)
2:30AM (+3)
Executed by United States
Casualtiesup to 40 killed
15 including 4 children injured

The attack killed up to 30 people including civilians and two Islamist leaders, identified by al-Shabaab as Adan Ayrow and Sheikh Muhyadin Omar.[3][4][5] Four others were injured.

Reactions

Bob Prucha, a US military spokesman, confirmed there was a US attack on a "known al-Qaeda target" and militia leader.[6]

Mukhtar Robow "Abu Mansur", a leader of al-Shabaab, said: "It is true that infidel planes bombed Dhusamareb. This was an unprovoked attack, Aden Hashi Eyrow and Sheikh Muhyadin Omar are the most important Shabaab members who were victims of this foreign aggression... The death of Eyrow and Omar will not stop the struggle for the supremacy of Allah and the liberation of the holy land of Somalia. We will continue the struggle until the Somali people are free."[6]

Paul Salopek reported in the Chicago Tribune that jihadists had vowed to kill every foreigner in Somalia in response.[7]

See also

References
  1. . CNN https://web.archive.org/web/20080503203824/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/05/02/somalia.airstrike.ap/index.html. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Air raid kills Somali militants". BBC News. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  3. France 24 | Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists: residents | France 24
  4. Gettleman, Jeffrey; Schmitt, Eric (2008-05-01). "U.S. airstrike kills top Qaeda agent in Somalia". The New York Times.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. Al Jazeera English - News - Us Air Raid Kills Somali Fighters
  7. Paul Salopek (2008-11-28). "U.S. appears to be losing its secret war in Somalia". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
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