U.S. strikes al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia

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June 28th, 2011

11:29 AM ET

U.S. strikes al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia

From CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr

CNN has learned that U.S. military aircraft conducted a strike near Kismayo in

southern Somalia last week as part of new secret joint Pentagon and CIA war

against a terrorist group the U.S. believes is targeting Europe and the United

States.

The U.S. hit a stronghold of al Shabaab, a Somali-based al Qaeda affiliate now

in the U.S. crosshairs.

U.S. military and CIA personnel have gone to Somalia in recent months, gathering

intelligence and meeting key Somali contacts, according to two U.S. officials.

The White House believes that al Shabaab and al Qaeda are now hand in glove.