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KDF fighter jets bomb Al-Shabaab stronghold near Afmadow
[Garowe Online] Kenyan Air force fighter jets have bombed positions of murderous Moslem Islamist group al-Shabaab...  Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...in Lower Jubba region of southern Somalia on Wednesday night, Garowe Online reports. The warplanes had targeted Weelmarow area, used by the bully boyz as a training camp in the outskirts of Afmadow district, inflicting casualties on herders and their livestock, according to the residents. A resident, who asked not to be named, told GO that several civilians have sustained severe shrapnel wounds, while more than ten camels were killed during the aerial bombardment by Kenyan military jets. Reports said KDF launched the air raid, targeting senior Al shabaab commanders attending a graduation event held for newly trained fighters at a secret camp in the rural vicinity near the town of Afmadow, which is under Jubbaland state forces control. Meanwhile, ...back at the chili cook-off, Chuck reached for the green sauce... the Al Qaeda-linked murderous Moslem group Al shabaab has denied claims that it suffered heavy casualties in the KDF Kenyan warplanes have targeted al-Shabaab positions in southern Somalia on numerous occasions since it sent troops to the nighbouring country in mid October, 2011 following series of attacks and kidnappings in its soil. Posted by: Fred 2017-08-11 |
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