President Obama Confirms That U.S. Forces Were Involved In Assisting The Botched French Somali Hostage Rescue Attampt

Obama Confirms US Involvement In Somalia Hostage Rescue Attempt -- The Guardian

President says American combat aircraft was used to support failed French operation to rescue secret agent.

President Barack Obama confirmed on Sunday that the United States helped France last week during an attempted rescue of a secret agent captured by insurgents in Somalia.

The French team was trying to free Denis Allex, who has been held since 2009 by al-Qaida-linked al Shabaab, but insurgents apparently killed their hostage during the raid, along with a commando. The French defence ministry said 17 Somali fighters died in the fight.

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More News On US Involvement In the Failed French Rescue Attempt In Somalia

U.S. Provided Backup for French Rescue Attempt in Somalia -- Wall Street Journal
U.S. supported failed French rescue -- UPI
U.S. supported France's failed hostage rescue in Somalia -- CNN
Obama says U.S. warplanes involved in Somali rescue mission -- Washington Post
U.S. Warplanes Enter Somalia Airspace -- New York Times
The U.S. Helped France Fail to Rescue a Hostage in Somalia -- The Atlantic
US Forces Involved With Failed Somalia Hostage Rescue -- ABC News
Obama acknowledges involvement in Somalia raid -- Washington Times

My Comment: Nothing specific ... just that US forces provided technical and logistical support. At least that is what President Obama is saying in his letter to Congress notifying them that US forces were involved. Hmmmmm .... for President Obama to sign such a letter tells me that US forces provided more that just technical and logistical support .... I guess we will have to wait later for more info to be released either by the French (which I doubt) or by the U.S..