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U.S. Special Forces in Somalia firefight
May 12, 2016 at 14:00
No U.S. troops were wounded in what quickly turned into a firefight. Ugandan troops
(CNN) - U.S. Special Operations forces came under fire f-rom Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia Thursday when a mission to help Ugandan troops turned into unexpected combat for the Americans. The incident occurred west of Mogadishu, according to a U.S. military official familiar with reports f-rom the scene. No U.S. troops were wounded in what quickly turned into a firefight. Ugandan troops, who are in the country as part of African forces backing the Somali government, had been called in to clear an illegal checkpoint being run by Al-Shabaab, the al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia. The Ugandans came under fire f-rom an estimated 20 militants, the official said. When the Ugandans were unable to completely ...
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