Also on January 8, it was reported that an AC-130 gunship belonging to the United States military had attacked a suspected Al-Qaeda operative, along with other Islamist fighters, on Badmadow Island (possibly the island located at ) near Ras Kamboni in southern Somalia the day before (January 7). The aircraft flew out of its base in Djibouti.
On January 8, it was revealed that a US military AC-130 gunship had attacked an Al-Qaeda operative and other Islamist fighters on Badmadow Island (possibly located at ) near Ras Kamboni in southern Somalia the day before. The aircraft took off from its base in Djibouti.