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==Attack on the ''Cole''== | ==Attack on the ''Cole''== | ||
On October 12, 2000, during a refueling visit at Aden, Yemen, she was struck by an explosive-carrying small-boat, operated by two members of Al-Qaeda, who carried out a suicide attack. 17 United States sailors were killed. Cdr. Kirk Lippold was in command. | |||
On October 12, 2000, during a refueling visit at | |||
Returned to the United States on the heavy-lift ship [[SS Blue Marlin]], she was recommissioned on April 19, 2002, and returned to operational duty in November 2003. | Returned to the United States on the heavy-lift ship [[SS Blue Marlin]], she was recommissioned on April 19, 2002, and returned to operational duty in November 2003. | ||
===Investigation=== | ===Investigation=== | ||
===Retaliation=== | ===Retaliation=== | ||
Retaliatory missile strikes were launched against | Retaliatory missile strikes were launched against Al-Qaeda targets, but did not kill the leadership.<ref>{{citation | ||
| url = http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/crs19980901.pdf | | url = http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB55/crs19980901.pdf | ||
| title = Terrorism: U. S. Response to Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania: A New Policy Direction? | | title = Terrorism: U. S. Response to Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania: A New Policy Direction? | ||
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 USS Cole (DDG-67) is a destroyer of the Burke-class in the United States Navy.[1] She was commissioned on June 8, 1996, and first deployed to the Persian Gulf in February 1998. Attack on the ColeOn October 12, 2000, during a refueling visit at Aden, Yemen, she was struck by an explosive-carrying small-boat, operated by two members of Al-Qaeda, who carried out a suicide attack. 17 United States sailors were killed. Cdr. Kirk Lippold was in command. Returned to the United States on the heavy-lift ship SS Blue Marlin, she was recommissioned on April 19, 2002, and returned to operational duty in November 2003. InvestigationRetaliationRetaliatory missile strikes were launched against Al-Qaeda targets, but did not kill the leadership.[2] ProsecutionReferences
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