- Bargal raid
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Bargal
partof=theWar in Somalia (2006–present)
date=May 31 ––June 3 ,2007
place=aroundBargal ,Somalia
caption=
result=U.S./Puntland victory
combatant1=
combatant2=
flag|USA
commander1=
commander2=
strength1=12-35 insurgents
strength2=Puntland Militia
1 US Destroyer
casualties1=12 killed
casualties2=5 militia injuredThe Bargal raid occurred in
June 2007 around the village ofBargal in the northern province of Bari, in the semi-autonomous region ofPuntland .On
May 30 , between 12 to 35 heavily armed Islamist fighters arrived in two fishing boats from southern Somalia and clashed with local troops. OnJune 1 , aUS Navy warship, the USS "Chafee", shelled hills around Bargal where Islamist militants were reported to have set up a base. US reports suggest the target was anal-Qaeda operative suspected of involvement in the1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania .According to the Puntland regional government, as many as a dozen fighters including Somali militants as well as British nationals, Americans, Swedish, Pakistanis and Yemenis were killed in these operations, and five government troops were injured.
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6714473.stm BBC News: US attacks Somali 'militant base']
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6716725.stm BBC News: 'Foreign fighters' die in Somalia]
* [http://www.puntlandonline.com/viewEnarticle.php?articleid=2731 Yahoo! News: Report: U.S. hits militants' Somali base]ee also
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