2017 Barii raid

2017 Barii raid Part of the War in Somalia and the War on Terror Date 5 May 2017 Location Barii, 40 miles west of Mogadishu, Somalia Result Indecisive Belligerents  United States Federal Government of Somalia Al-Shabaab Commanders and leaders David J. Furness[1] Mahad Karate[2] Moalin Osman Abdi Badil  †[1] Strength CJTF-HOA Less than 50[3] DEVGRU operators (In all of Somalia) Several helicopters Somali National Army Special operations Danab ("Lightning") commandos[4] Unknown Casualties and losses 1 killed, 2 wounded[1] None[2] 4 killed[1][2]

War in Somalia (2009–present) Battles South Mogadishu Mogadishu (2009) Central Somalia Wabho Kismayo (2009) Beledweyne Ayn Kenyan border Galgala Mogadishu (2010–2011) Gedo Lower Juba Operation Linda Nchi Kismayo (2012) Yurkud Bulo Marer Operation Indian Ocean Leego Janale El Adde Qandala Kulbiyow Barii raid Af Urur Golweyn Major bombings Mogadishu AU base (2009) Beledweyne (2009) Mogadishu Bakaara Market (2010) Kampala (2010) Mogadishu (2011) Villa Somalia (2014) Buloburde (2014) Mogadishu Central Hotel (2015) Mogadishu Makka al-Mukarama (2015) Garowe (2015) Mogadishu Ministry of Education (2015) Baidoa (2015) Mogadishu Jazeera Palace (2015) Lido Beach (2016) Mogadishu SYL (February 2016) Daallo Airlines Flight 159 2nd Baidoa (2016) Mogadishu hotel bombings (2016) Galkayo (2016) Mogadishu SYL (August 2016) Mogadishu (November 2016) Mogadishu (December 2016) Mogadishu Airport & Dayah Hotel (January 2017) Mogadishu market (February 2017) Chronology 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

The Barii raid was a military operation conducted by SEAL Team six (DEVGRU) in support of an operation being carried out by the Somali National Army. The raid resulted in the death of DEVGRU chief petty officer Kyle Milliken, marking the first US serviceman combat death in Somalia since the First Battle of Mogadishu in 1993, also known as "Black Hawk Down".^[5]

A firefight erupted shortly after a DEVGRU team and Somali army forces were dropped by helicopter near an al-Shabab compound in an area on the Shebelle River called Barii, about 40 miles west of the capital Mogadishu. The DEVGRU operators were conducting an operation with Somali commandos to target a local leader of al-Shabaab in Darusalam village,^[3] where Abdirahman Mohamed Warsame, known as Mahad Karate, was believed to be hiding.^[2]

In addition to the slain DEVGRU operator, at least two other Americans were wounded, including a Somali-American interpreter. At least three Al-Shabaab militants also died plus an other local Al-Shabaab commander. The mission was aborted soon after insurgents opened fire. The American/Somali group quickly returned to the aircraft that had taken it to the area and was evacuated.^[1][4]

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