U.S. Spy Plane Crashes in Somalia

U.S. Spy Plane Crashes in Somalia

U.S. spy plane Crashes in Somalia

A spy plane owned by U.S. drone crashed in southern Somalia, or rather in the Port of Kismayu on Monday (9/26/2011). In the area there is a rebel group called Al Shabaab, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda forces.

According to local residents, over the last few weeks an increase in the frequency of aircraft flying over the territory Kismayu. U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, reluctant to say it's related.

"The aircraft is the U.S. government spies, and by the will of God, fell near the airport," said Sheikh Ibrahim Guled of al Shabaab, told Reuters on Monday (9/26/2011).

According to him, the plane crashed on its own and outside the targeted al Shabaab. But a radio station in Kismayu said the plane crashed because it was shot by militants.

A resident named Ali Gab Kismayu said she saw the plane crashed. "I saw the plane at the police station without any technical malfunction, so it is not likely an accident," he said.

The U.S. has officially launched operations in African countries to combat the militants. In 2009, U.S. special forces were killed in southern Somalia region when the fight against militant groups. U.S. officials claimed to have a list of terrorism suspects, who were hiding in Somalia.

Last week The Washington Post reported the U.S. fight against militant groups in Africa and Arabia as part of an aggressive campaign against Al Qaeda. According to the article, the plane flew to spy on Somalia and Yemen. According to diplomatic wire, unmanned aircraft have been doing mission in Somalia from the Seychelles, an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.

Al Shabaab launched an insurgency against Somali government after the government received support from the West four years ago or in 2007. During the rebellion, the death toll recorded about 21,000 people.

Source: Reuters