US played ‘limited’ role in botched French rescue bid
The United States said Sunday it played a limited support role in France’s botched bid to rescue a kidnapped secret agent in Somalia.
“United States forces provided limited technical support to the French forces in that operation, but took no direct part in the assault on the compound where it was believed the French citizen was being held hostage,” President Barack Obama said in a letter to Congress.
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