Dobley airstrike

Dobley airstrike
Part of War in Somalia (2006–2009)
Type	Missile attack
Location	Dobley, Somalia
Target	Islamic militants
Date	2 March 2008 (2008-03-02)
Executed by	United States
Casualties	4-6 killed

On 2 March 2008 at least one United States Naval vessel launched a Tomahawk cruise missile into the village of Dobley in Somalia. According to US military officials the target of the attack was an al-Qaeda leader. Varying reports of casualties surfaced with villagers reporting that between four to six people were dead. It is unclear whether these casualties are targets or civilians. Villagers also reported that an aircraft had attacked them but US military officials denied these reports merely stating that an attack had indeed occurred and that they were looking into the results. At least two previous attack of a similar nature occurred in 2007 where American forces targeted suspected al-Qaeda operatives in Ras Kamboni as well as in Bargal. These two attacks had mixed results and it is as of yet unclear whether this latest attack was successful or not.

References

• US missile strike targets 'Al-Qaeda leader' in Somalia
• Al-Qaeda Terrorist Leader Targeted in Somali Town
• US launches strike in Somalia against al-Qaeda throughout, including aim of January 2007 US strikes

See also

• List of military strikes against presumed terrorist targets