{"id":52644,"date":"2018-05-10T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T22:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/10\/us-somali-raid-on-al-shabab-seizes-3-commanders-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:01:16","slug":"us-somali-raid-on-al-shabab-seizes-3-commanders-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/10\/us-somali-raid-on-al-shabab-seizes-3-commanders-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"US, Somali raid on al-Shabab seizes 3 commanders, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MOGADISHU, Somalia \u2014 U.S. and Somali commandos seized three men thought to be commanders with the al-Shabab extremist group during a deadly raid in a village in Lower Shabelle region, Somali intelligence officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five people thought to be banana farmers were killed in the raid late Wednesday and several others were captured, Moalim Ahmed Nur, a traditional elder in the village, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/03\/us-airstrike-targets-isis-in-somalia-for-the-first-time\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635972819857284459-137784jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US airstrike targets ISIS in Somalia for the first time<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">This is the first time U.S. forces have targeted ISIS in the region and may be an indicator the terror group is trying to reconstitute itself in the Horn of Africa after suffering massive territorial losses in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Somali intelligence official said the forces targeted a key hideout and coordination center for the Somalia-based al-Shabab. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/12\/13\/us-africa-command-leader-orders-new-probe-into-somalia-raid\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Africa Command<\/a> did not immediately comment on the raid. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/06\/11\/deadly-airstrike-hits-al-shabaab-in-somalia-as-us-mission-there-intensifies\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">The U.S. has stepped up military efforts<\/a> against al-Shabab, the deadliest Islamic extremist group in sub-Saharan Africa, under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/13\/us-targeted-isis-in-somalia-could-be-a-significant-threat\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">stepped-up military involvement<\/a>, 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