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September 26, 2011

U.S. Launches Series of Drone Attacks on Somalia 
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The United States has reportedly launched another series of unmanned
drone attacks inside Somalia. The drones hit at least three targets
around the southern port city of Kismayo, which is controlled by the
Somali Islamist group al-Shabab. The attack comes just days after
reports emerged that Obama administration is building a ring of secret
drone bases in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula from which
to target alleged militants in Somalia and Yemen.



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