Somali militants say Western forces raid base and kill fighter

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By Feisal Omar and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali al Shabaab militants said on Saturday British and Turkish special forces had raided a coastal town overnight, killing a rebel fighter, but that a British officer had also been killed and others wounded. A British Defence Ministry spokeswoman said: "We are not aware of any British involvement in this at all." A Turkish Foreign Ministry official denied any Turkish part in such an action. Al Shabaab said the target of the raid on its stronghold in the small southern coastal town of Barawe was a Chechen commander. ...

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