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eration did not get its target, one current and one former U.S. military official told AP.
• Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the raid publicly.
• In Washington, Pentagon spokesman George Little confirmed that U.S. military personnel had been involved in a counterterrorism operation against a known al-Shabab terrorist in Somalia, but did not provide details.
• U.S. officials said there were no U.S. casualties in either the Somali or Libyan operation.

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