January 09, 2007

Somali officials: Suspected al-Qaeda base captured

01.08.07, 11:03:

Somali officials said Monday they had captured a jungle hideout used by Islamic militants that is believed to be an al-Qaeda base.

"We have captured Ras Kamboni," Somali lawmaker Abdirashid Hidig told The Associated Press, speaking of the base at the southernmost tip of Somalia.

Posted on 09 January 2007 @ 14:10 GMT