location: Cadaado
notes: Two foreign aid workers held by Somali pirates near Cadaado were freed in a military operation reportedly carried out by US Navy Seal in the night of 24-25/01. The hostages were unharmed during the rescue operation. The two aid workers had been kidnapped in Galkacyo South in October 2011 and had been held by a pirate group for three months. Unconfirmed reports indicate that eight pirates may have been killed by the rescue team.
target_text: location: Cadaado, fatalities: 8