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| US forces carried out a fresh air strike in southern Somalia on Monday, a senior US official has said. | US forces carried out a fresh air strike in southern Somalia on Monday, a senior US official has said. |
| The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, gave no details about the operation, at least the second US strike in Somalia this month. | |
| A Pentagon spokesman said the US would continue to pursue members of al-Qaeda, wherever they were. | A Pentagon spokesman said the US would continue to pursue members of al-Qaeda, wherever they were. |
| The US has long said al-Qaeda militants linked to the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa took refuge in Somalia. | The US has long said al-Qaeda militants linked to the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa took refuge in Somalia. |
| The Washington Post newspaper quoted unnamed US officials as saying that a US Air Force AC-130 gunship carried out the Monday strike. | The Washington Post newspaper quoted unnamed US officials as saying that a US Air Force AC-130 gunship carried out the Monday strike. |
| It said the operation was carried out in close co-operation with Ethiopian forces, which last month helped Somalia's interim government to drive south Islamist fighters from the capital, Mogadishu. | It said the operation was carried out in close co-operation with Ethiopian forces, which last month helped Somalia's interim government to drive south Islamist fighters from the capital, Mogadishu. |
| The Pentagon has confirmed that US aircraft targeted al-Qaeda suspects in the first air strike on 8 January but has not said whether it was successful. | The Pentagon has confirmed that US aircraft targeted al-Qaeda suspects in the first air strike on 8 January but has not said whether it was successful. |
| There have been reports that as many as 20 people were killed in that strike. | There have been reports that as many as 20 people were killed in that strike. |
| In a separate development, Nigeria became the latest African nation to agree send up to 1,000 troops as part of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping missing to Somalia. | In a separate development, Nigeria became the latest African nation to agree send up to 1,000 troops as part of an African Union (AU) peacekeeping missing to Somalia. |
| The AU has proposed sending some 8,000 peacekeepers to bolster the interim government after Ethiopian troops complete their withdrawal from Somalia. | The AU has proposed sending some 8,000 peacekeepers to bolster the interim government after Ethiopian troops complete their withdrawal from Somalia. |
| So far only Uganda and Malawi have formally pledged to send troops. | So far only Uganda and Malawi have formally pledged to send troops. |