Somali region says U.S. planes hunting Islamists

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Somali region says U.S. planes hunting Islamists
12 Jun 2007 10:11:56 GMT

By Abdiqani Hassan

BOSASSO, Somalia, June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. aircraft
are hunting foreign jihadists in the remote mountains
of northern Somalia where American forces launched
air strikes earlier this month, a regional official and
residents said on Tuesday.

Ibrahim Artan Ismail, security minister in the regional
Puntland government, said his administration was
working closely with the U.S. military to help target
the fighters.

"We are aware U.S. planes are searching for the
suspected Islamists," Ismail told a news conference
in Bossasso. "As you know, the suspected Islamists
fighters are still on the run. Puntland is working
closely with the Americans to seize them."

He gave no other details, but residents said
suspected U.S. aircraft were often seen in the skies
over Puntland these days.

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[magellan]

1. Funny how we only chase terrorists where the oil is

Marathon, PETRONAS, and PexCo Oil and Somalia (MountainRunner)

"On 6 October 2005, Range Resources eyed "Puntland as one of the remaining under-explored areas in the world that has a high potential for vast reserves of hydrocarbons."

http://mountainrunner.us/2005/12/marathon_oil_an.html