Private Army Formed to Fight Somali Pirates Leaves Troubled Legacy:
Its fate makes the story of the pirate hunters for hire a case study in the inherent dangers in the outsourced wars in Somalia, where the United States and other countries have relied on proxy forces and armed private contractors to battle pirates and, increasingly, Islamic militants. Ref. Source 9
A team of Navy SEALS raided an al-Shabab militant group in Somalia in a daring predawn attack, the New York Times and NBC News reported Saturday. The raid was in response to the al-Shabab attack on a Nairobi shopping mall two weeks ago. Ref. USAToday
The U.S. Military launched a strike against a senior al-Qaeda and al Shabaab leader in a remote area of Somalia, a Defense Department official told USA TODAY on Sunday