Dhusamareb airstrike

Dhusamareb airstrike
Dhusamareb airstrike
Part of Dhuusamarreeb, Somalia
Target	Islamic militants
Date	May 1, 2008; 2:30AM (+3)
Executed by	United States
Casualties	up to 40 killed; 15 including 4 children injured

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

al-Shabaab.^[1]^[2]

The attack killed up to 30 people including civilians and two Islamist leaders, identified by al-Shabaab as

Adan Ayrow and Sheikh Mohamed Muhyadin Omar.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Four others were injured.

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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 Mohamed 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]

References

^ . 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. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Air raid kills Somali militants". BBC News. 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
^ France 24 | Eight killed in air strike on Somalia Islamists: residents | France 24^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Gettleman, Jeffrey; Schmitt, Eric (2008-05-01). "U.S. airstrike kills top Qaeda agent in Somalia". The New York Times.
^ "AFP: US air strike kills Al-Qaeda leader in Somalia: Officials". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.
^ ^a ^b Al Jazeera English – News – Us Air Raid Kills Somali Fighters
^
Seattle Times. Archived from the original
on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-11-30.

External links

U.S. Airstrike Kills Somali Accused of Links to Al-Qaeda The Washington Post May 2, 2008

[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. {{cite news}}: 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^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Gettleman, Jeffrey; Schmitt, Eric (2008-05-01). "U.S. airstrike kills top Qaeda agent in Somalia". The New York Times.

[5] "AFP: US air strike kills Al-Qaeda leader in Somalia: Officials". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-12-22.

[english.aljazeera.net-6] Al Jazeera English – News – Us Air Raid Kills Somali Fighters

[USALosingSecretWarInSomalia2008-11-28-7] 
Seattle Times. Archived from the original
on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-11-30.

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Background	History of Somalia (1991–2006) Greater Somalia Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa Somali Civil War Factions Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts Propaganda Disarmament 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive 2006 Battle of Mogadishu Ethiopian–Somali conflict Insurgency in Ogaden Somali Reconciliation Conferences 1993 2002 2007
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OEF–HOA	Battle of Ras Kamboni Battle of Bargal (2007) Dobley airstrike Dhusamareb airstrike
Other events	2007 Mogadishu TransAVIAexport Airlines Il-76 crash February 2008 Bosaso bombings Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre 2008 Mogadishu bombing 2008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings
Key players	Ethiopia Meles Zenawi Gabre Heard Islamic Courts Union Hassan Dahir Aweys Sharif Sheikh Ahmed al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki Hizbul Shabaab Mukhtar Robow Aden Hashi Farah Aero ARPCT Abdi Hasan Awale Mohamed Omar Habeb Transitional Federal Parliament Ali Mohammed Ghedi Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed Puntland Mohamud Muse Hersi Galmudug Mohamed Warsame Ali United States Jendayi Frazer AMISOM Yoweri Museveni
Next phase: Somali Civil War (2009–present)

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