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May 2 2008, AP

Islamist fighters in Somalia threatened Friday to avenge the death of a reputed al-Qaida commander killed in a U.S. airstrike and warned Americans to stay out of the Horn of Africa nation.U.S. missiles destroyed the house of Aden Hashi Ayro in the...

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Map locates Mohmand tribal region in Pakistan where a U.S. airstrike killed Pakistani paramilitary troops;; 1c x 2 3/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 60.3 mm