US plane hit by gunfire on resupply flight in Mali

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

US plane hit by gunfire on resupply flight in Mali
13 Sep 2007 11:20:58 GMT

By Tiemoko Diallo

BAMAKO, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Tuareg rebels fired on
a U.S. military plane flying food supplies to Malian
troops fighting the desert insurgents in the far north
of the African country, Malian officials said on
Thursday.

The incident occurred early on Wednesday when the
U.S. aircraft was resupplying a Malian army garrison
at Tin-Zaouatene in a desolate northern mountain
region bordering Algeria and Niger, where the rebels
have staged raids in recent weeks.

The U.S. embassy in Mali said the aircraft returned
safely to the capital after being hit by gunfire but
denied a report by Malian officials that a U.S.
serviceman was injured.

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The incident followed a joint exercise in the Malian
desert, code-named Operation Flintlock, involving
U.S. troops and the armies of several Sahel states,
aimed at countering the threat of terrorism and
Islamic militancy in the region.

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[Javaman]

1. is this more of that, "exporting of democracy" that moron* whines about?

working out really well, isn't it?