Castro Posted June 3, 2007 Pentagon chief says Somalia strike possibly ongoing 03 Jun 2007 03:38:03 GMT Source: Reuters SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates declined to comment on Sunday about Friday's reported U.S. naval strike on targets in Somalia, saying it was possibly an ongoing operation. "I think that's possibly an ongoing operation and I'm not going to talk about it," Gates told a news briefing on the sidelines of an Asian security conference. CNN reported that a U.S. Navy warship had attacked a suspected al Qaeda target in northern Somalia and residents said missiles had pounded hills where foreign jihadists fled after clashing with locals. There was no news of casualties from the strike, which unidentified sources told CNN was the second in six months to target a suspect in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, which killed 240 people. The United States launched air strikes in southern Somalia in January aimed at three top al Qaeda suspects but killed their allies instead, U.S. officials have said. Locals in Barga, a port in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, told Reuters on Saturday that the missiles appeared to be aimed at a group of Islamists, including foreigners, who landed by boat in the area on Wednesday and had a gun battle with local police. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar Posted June 3, 2007 Maxaaba meesha yaalo oo la duqeyaa oo 'ongoing operation' ah? Mar horee dadkii dhameyeen, and I am sure xoolihii, duurjoogtii iyo dhirtii ayee u jeesteen inay duqeyaan. Uma maleeyo xataa kuwii badda ku jiray inay ka fakadeen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N.O.R.F Posted June 3, 2007 What is going on in Barga? Are these stories true about foriegn fighters landed onshore etc? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted June 3, 2007 Foreing fighters could mean wearing a cimamad.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted June 3, 2007 So you people know better than the locals who reported seing strange looking folks coming out of boats? Adeer Bargaal is no Ras Kamboni. They wont be able to hide out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted June 3, 2007 Originally posted by The Duke: So you people know better than the locals who reported seing strange looking folks coming out of boats? Adeer Bargaal is no Ras Kamboni. They wont be able to hide out there. it is really sad. Local people? oh you mean few lacag raadis ah oo is leh xoolo ayaad ku helaysaan. Malaha gantaalaha Maraykanku way ka leexanayaan the local people? I wonder kuwa khasaaruhu ku badnaa? the local people amaba the strange looking people you mentioned. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted June 3, 2007 ^^^Adeer we in Puntland have fought Xasan Dahir and his thugs before, and we do not wnat any of their filth in our soil. Its unfortunate that you insult the locals of Baargaal, they dont need money adeer they want to keep their peace. Those foreigners and their bodyguards are not needed in Puntland or Somalia. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fabregas Posted June 3, 2007 If " we" or " you" in Puntland, whatever that means defeated Hassan Dahir Aweys affliates before. Then why not defeat another meer " 30" men who came on boats? Is the mighty Puntland Army not capable of handling 30 men? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RedSea Posted June 3, 2007 The Duke, Well Puntland prove itself to be very vunrable and weak, because they were overtaken by those 'strange looking folks' rather easiyl and they shouted 'terrorists'. STRANGE= something not normal, so I have to ask did these 'strange looking creatues' had three legs or where they crawling, how did they determined how they looked exactly, unless you could tell their physical appearance was different and that they had more uncommon body parts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rudy-Diiriye Posted June 3, 2007 yo those were ufos!!lool.. i see the lil boyz are carrying wolf. whatchya gonna when bush goes in less than a yr....! who u gonna call then!! the ghost busters!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted June 3, 2007 Red Sea, Puntland knows how to deal with Somaliland militias, more than twice we have defeated them remmeber Dhahar and how even you sacked your war chief.. Come on if we are weak what are you. As for Bargaal, why waste your boys when you can get others to bomb the hell out of those strange looking people. They are international why not get some international support. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Castro Posted June 3, 2007 Originally posted by Geel_Jire12: If " we" or " you" in Puntland, whatever that means defeated Hassan Dahir Aweys affliates before. Then why not defeat another meer " 30" men who came on boats? Is the mighty Puntland Army not capable of handling 30 men? Apparently, Puntland "soldiers" fled the scene as soon as the 13 men got off the boat wearing bathing suits. But just before fleeing the scene, one of them used his satellite phone to call the US warship patrolling the high seas complaining of "strange" looking men hovering over the ground. This is would be laughable if it weren't so pathetic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted June 3, 2007 Apparently, the terror groups are all dead. And Geel Jire what does it matterwhat method one uses so long as his enemy is dead. Bargaal is a remote area and the LOCALS are not well armed however when they called for support the state troops went there and with air cover dealt with the situation in a day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted June 4, 2007 Originally posted by Geel_Jire12: If " we" or " you" in Puntland, whatever that means defeated Hassan Dahir Aweys affliates before. Then why not defeat another meer " 30" men who came on boats? Is the mighty Puntland Army not capable of handling 30 men? lol...Geel_Jire12...sxb defeat xaal ha qaadato. Ninkaan Duke la leeyahay maba xishoodo. Malaha wuxuu rabaa inuu century hore ka dhigo, calaacalkii Cadde oo uu ku baroortay inuu Itoobiyaan Gaalkacyo soo dhoobay si ay UIC uga celiyaan. Duke...aaheey adeer waan ognahay in Cadde (horta maba caddee maxaa Cadde loo yiri) and his jirri ay yaqaannaan sida Baasabooro Cabdalle Shideeye looga soo uruursado oo US loogu calaacalo waa kuwaan Baasaboorradoodii oo annagaa aragnay argagixiso ayey ahaayeen@lol...iyo sidaad adiguba aad u lahayd strange looking sidii inaad adigu indhahaaga ku aragtay...so is that what you call defeat. Just let us know in advance where is the next baroor? Shimbiraale? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abwaan Posted June 4, 2007 Originally posted by The Duke: Apparently, the terror groups are all dead. And Geel Jire what does it matterwhat method one uses so long as his enemy is dead. Bargaal is a remote area and the LOCALS are not well armed however when they called for support the state troops went there and with air cover dealt with the situation in a day. So hadda waxaad ku faanaysaa awood aadan lahayn oo waad caddaysay in Ciidammada Puntland aysan keligood difaaci karin degaanka? oo aad weliba dad masaakiin ah oo kalluumaysato ah oo diiday inay Itoobiyaan u shaqeeyaan aad ku laysay? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
