More results from the W method of how to get along with the world:
More than 100 Somali civilians have been killed this week in U.S. and Ethiopian air strikes in southern Somalia, according to clan elders and residents.
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Mohamed Ibrahim Guled, an Afmadow resident, said "a lot" of civilians had been killed by the U.S. raid.
"We haven’t seen any al-Qaeda members killed but what we can confirm is that a lot of innocent civilians have been killed by the American warplanes," he told AFP. "They hit civilian sites and forests where nomads keep animals."
Meanwhile, the main targets of the raid got away:
The controversial US air strike in southern Somalia missed all three top al-Qaeda members Washington alleges are hiding out in the country, a senior US official said on Thursday.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said eight to 10 "al-Qaeda affiliated terrorists" were killed in Monday’s attack, but gave no details.
Why am I not surprised?
Sorry for the short diary. The area is very remote and still under attack by non-US aircraft. More news should filter out in the next few days.