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Les forces spéciales américaines ont mené deux raids parallèles, en Somalie et en Libye, contre des responsables islamistes soupçonnés d'actes terroristes.Les Etats-Unis ne cesseront jamais leurs efforts pour que les responsables d'actes de terrorisme rendent des comptes." Le secrétaire d'Etat américain John Kerry a commenté, dimanche 6 octobre, les deux raids lancés en Somalie et en Libye la veille contre des groupes jihadistes. "Ces membres d'Al-Qaida et d'autres organisations terroristes, même s'ils s'enfuient, n'arriveront jamais à nous échapper", a-t-il martelé.
Retour sur les opérations spéciales américaines qui se sont déroulées en Afrique samedi.
Un chef d'Al-Qaïda capturé en Libye
Les Navy Seals - unités d'élite déjà responsables de la mort d'Oussama Ben Laden - ont capturé Abou Anas al-Libi, en Libye. Il s'agit d'un leader présumé d'Al-Qaïda, recherché pour son rôle dans les attentats de 1998, contre les ambassades américaines en Tanzanie et au Kenya. Abou Anas al-Libi se trouve entre les mains de l'armée américaine dans "un lieu sûr, à l'extérieur de la Libye", précise le Pentagone......http://www.francetvinfo.fr6/10/13
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Kerry: US Africa Raids Show Al-Qaida 'Can Run, But Can't Hide' ...
ReplyDeleteU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says U.S. raids on al-Qaida targets in two African nations show the United States will "never stop" in its effort to hold people accountable for acts of terror.
Speaking Sunday on a visit to Indonesia for a regional summit, the top U.S. diplomat also said al-Qaida militants "can run, but they can't hide."
The U.S. Defense Department said U.S. special forces transferred a senior al-Qaida operative to a "secure location" outside Libya after seizing him inside the north African nation on Saturday.
In a statement, the Pentagon said President Barack Obama approved what it called a "successful capture" of Abu Anas al Libi. It said no Americans were injured in the raid.
A U.S. court has charged Libi with involvement in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The attacks killed more than 200 people and wounded 5,000.
Hours earlier, U.S. special forces also raided a seaside base of al-Qaida's Somalia affiliate al-Shabab in east Africa.
U.S. officials said American Navy SEALs killed several Shabab militants in a firefight after coming ashore in the town of Barawe. They said the SEALs withdrew unharmed without capturing a Shabab leader whom they were targeting.
Shabab members confirmed that they resisted the U.S. attack on Barawe.
One U.S. official told the New York Times that Washington planned the Somalia operation a week and a half ago in response to a Shabab assault on Westerners in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Last month's assault on the Westgate shopping mall killed more than 60 people.
The Libyan government issued a statement saying it has asked the United States for a clarification about the operation to capture al Libi.
Libyan witnesses said armed men in several cars snatched the 49-year-old Libyan in Tripoli as he returned home from morning prayers.
The Libyan government expressed hope that its "strategic relationship" with Washington will "not be damaged" by the incident.
The United States was part of a NATO coalition that helped to bring the Libyan government to power in 2011 by supporting its fighters as they toppled longtime Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
http://www.voanews.com/content/kerry-us-africa-raids-show-alqaida-can-run-but-cant-hide/1764054.html
6/10/13
Libya wants answers over raid by US commandos...PM suggests he was not informed of operation to seize alleged al-Qaeda man wanted for East Africa embassy bombings.....
ReplyDeleteLibya has called for an explanation after the US snatched a man it alleges is an al-Qaeda leader during a raid in Tripoli.
Ali Zeidan, Libya's prime minister, suggested on Sunday that his government was not informed of the plan before US commandos seized Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias Anas al-Liby, in the Libyan capital on Saturday.
"The Libyan government is following the news of the kidnapping of a Libyan citizen who is wanted by US authorities," Zeidan said in a statement. "The Libyan government has contacted to US authorities to ask them to provide an explanation."
Liby is wanted by the US for his alleged role in the East Africa embassy bombings that killed 224 people in 1998. The US had offered $5m for information leading to his capture.
'Libyan special forces'
Mohammed El-Hadi, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Tripoli, quoted Liby's wife as saying that he was seized as he headed to morning prayer by eight to 10 masked men.
"His wife saw the men getting out of two cars in front of the house … she added that the masked men immediately attacked him before he could get out of his car," our correspondent said.
"She said she was listening to them and heard some of them speaking in a Libyan dialect ... and some information indicated they were Libyan special forces.".....http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2013/10/libya-wants-answers-over-raid-by-us-commandos-201310612397892368.html
6/10/13
Libya demands explanation for 'kidnapping' of citizen by US forces....Demand comes hours after separate failed US military raid on terrorist target in Somalia...
ReplyDeleteLibya has demanded an explanation for the "kidnapping" of one of its citizens by American special forces, hours after a separate US military raid on a terrorist target in Somalia ended in apparent failure and retreat.
In Tripoli the US army's Delta force seized alleged al-Qaida leader Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai, known by his alias Abu Anas al-Liby and wanted for the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 220 people.
The New York Times reported that Liby was being held in military custody and interrogated on board a navy ship, the USS Antonio, in the Mediterranean.
But US navy Seals suffered a major setback when they launched an amphibious assault to capture an Islamist militant leader said to be Ahmed Godane, described as Africa's most wanted man and the architect of last month's attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya. The elite Seals were beaten back by heavy fire and apparently abandoned equipment that the Somali militants photographed and posted on the internet.
As dramatic details of Saturday's twin operations emerged, US secretary of state John Kerry insisted that terrorists "can run but they can't hide" , but faced growing questions about America's military reach in Africa and the consequences of unilateral aggression.
Speaking in Indonesia on Monday, Kerry said the seizure of Liby complied with US law, the Associated Press reported. He said the suspect was a "legal and appropriate target" for the US military and would face justice in court. It was important not to "sympathise" with wanted terrorists, Kerry said.....http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/06/libya-kidnapping-citizen-us-forces-raid-somalia
7/10/13
Washington défend les raids menés en Libye et Somalie....
ReplyDeleteL'opération menée ce week-end en Libye a permis l'arrestation d'un dirigeant local d'Al-Qaeda.
Le secrétaire d’Etat américain, John Kerry, a jugé lundi «appropriée et légale» la capture d’un leader présumé d’Al-Qaeda en Libye, qualifié par Tripoli d'«enlèvement».
Les Etats-Unis font «tout ce qui est en leur pouvoir et qui est approprié et légal» afin de mettre fin à la menace terroriste, a déclaré Kerry en marge du sommet de l’Asie-Pacifique en Indonésie. Le ministre a refusé d’indiquer si Tripoli avait été informé ou non. «Nous n’avons pas pour habitude d’entrer dans les détails de nos communications avec un gouvernement étranger concernant toute opération de la sorte», a-t-il précisé lors d’une conférence de presse conjointe avec son homologue russe, Sergueï Lavrov.
Les Etats-Unis ont mené deux raids samedi, l’un en Somalie, l’autre à Tripoli qui a mené à la capture d’un chef présumé d’Al-Qaeda et poussé la Libye à demander des «explications» à Washington. Tripoli a qualifié la capture d’Abou Anas al-Libi d'«enlèvement».
Abou Anas, qui figurait sur la liste des personnes les plus recherchées par le FBI a été transporté à bord d’un navire de guerre de l’US Navy se trouvant dans la région, où il est actuellement interrogé. A l’inverse, la Somalie, où un autre raid américain a visé les islamistes shebab, a affirmé qu’elle coopérait «avec des partenaires internationaux dans la lutte contre le terrorisme».
Abou Anas al-Libi, de son vrai nom Nazih Abdul Hamed al-Raghie, a été membre du Groupe islamique de combat libyen (Gicl) avant de rejoindre Al-Qaeda. Il était recherché par les Etats-Unis pour son rôle dans les attentats meurtriers de 1998 contre les ambassades américaines en Tanzanie et au Kenya qui avaient fait plus de 200 morts.
«Abou Anas al-Libi est quelqu’un d’important au sein d’Al-Qaeda et il s’agit d’une cible appropriée pour l’armée américaine», a asséné John Kerry, soulignant qu’Abou Anas avait commis des «actes terroristes» et qu’il avait été «dûment inculpé par des tribunaux dans le cadre d’un processus judiciaire».
AFP
http://www.liberation.fr/monde/2013/10/07/washington-defend-les-raids-menes-en-libye-et-somalie_937506?xtor=rss-450
7/10/13
U.S. Navy SEALs fail to capture al-Shabaab commander...
ReplyDeleteAl Arabiya
U.S. Navy SEALs have carried out an amphibious raid on a Somali town but failed to capture or kill a senior commander of al-Shabaab movement, which is behind the recent deadly attack on a shopping mall in Kenya.
U.S. officials cited by CNN and the New York Times named the target militant commander as Ikrima, but other reports identified the target as Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr.
Although Ikrima is not suspected behind the Nairobi Westgate shopping mall, he is suspected to have played a role in the 1998 East Africa embassy bombings and the Mombasa attacks of 2002.
The target was reportedly staying at a seaside villa in the town of Baraawe, south of the Somali capital Mogadishu.
The U.S. Special Forces faced unexpected heavy return fire from al-Shabab militants during the operation, forcing them to pull back to avoid civilian casualties, according to U.S. media reports.
Al-Shabab movement later boasted that it has successfully repelled the U.S. raid and it has reportedly released pictures of what it said was American equipment left behind.
“The mujahidin repulsed their attack and in Allah's wishes they have and we chased them until they reached the coast. We have killed one white officer and wounded at least two others,” an al-Shabaab spokesperson said, according to All Africa.com.
Baraawe is believed to be a major gathering town for al-Shabaab militants, which had declared allegiance to al-Qaeda, and fights to establish an Islamist state in Somalia.
U.S. Special Forces have also recently carried out an operation in Libya and arrested U. Libyan al-Qaeda leader Abu Anas al-Libi, following a military raid in the streets of Tripoli.
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/africa/2013/10/07/U-S-raid-in-Somalia-targeted-al-Shabaab-commander-.html
7/10/13