The Libyan government and Somali government confirms that the U.S. carried out clandestine missions to capture a high value targets in North Africa.
The United States government may be in a shutdown, but the doesn't stop the military from carrying out attacks.
The American military were instructed to capture Nazih Abdul-Hamed al-Ruqai (best known as Abu Anas al-Liby). He is one of the masterminds involved in the U.S. Embassy attacks in 1998. The attacks were carried out in Kenya and Tanzania by al-Qaeda.
He was one of the backers of the attack. At its peak, al-Qaeda was most prevalent in Africa, East Asia and the Middle East. They've vowed to carry out attacks against Western targets.
In Tripoli, he was captured after he left morning prayers. He got the shock of his life when he saw masked men with firearms shoved in his face.
Al-Liby was arrested in Tripoli, Libya on Saturday by United States Special Forces, reportedly from the United States Army Special Forces Operational Detachment - DELTA aka Delta Force with the assistance of FBI agents and CIA officers. He was arrested in broad daylight and removed from Libya.
Navy SEALs conducted a simultaneous raid in Somalia targeting the alleged mastermind of the Westgate shopping mall shooting in Kenya, possibly to avoid either action sending the targets into hiding.
The FBI and Kenyan authorities are searching for the British born woman Samantha Lewthwaite. She is a high value target because of a possible role in the Westgate shopping mall incident.
Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri is the current leader of the terrorist organization. He along with fifteen other members (including an American) are wanted for the attacks on Americans and the 9/11 event.
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