[Peace-discuss] Obama's gift to the children of the world

[C. G. Estabrook]

US drone strike kills 29 in Somalia
Fri Oct 7, 2011 4:36PM GMT



A US drone strike has left 29 Somali civilians dead as violence  
continues to intensify in the war-torn Horn of Africa nation, Press TV  
reports.


The Drone attack also left more than 28 injured near the southern town  
of Qooqani, 100 kilometers from the town of Afmadow, near the port  
city of Kismayo.

Shortly after the attack, Somali troops entered the town. A heavy  
exchange of fire broke out between al-Shabab fighters and Somalia  
troops.

Meanwhile, reports indicate that Somali troops have captured the town  
of Qooqani, leaving dozens of al-Shabab fighters dead.

Drone strikes in Somalia make the lawless state the sixth country  
where the US military has used remote-controlled aircraft to conduct  
such lethal strikes.

The US has now employed drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Iraq  
and Yemen to launch aerial bombings.

Somalia has been without a functioning government since 1991, when  
warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.

Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, Somalia remains one of  
the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally  
displaced persons in the world. 
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