Somalia’s regional governor of Bay says, African Union (AMISOM) military fighter jets have on Thursday launched an air-strikes against Al Shabab targets in the province.Speaking to Shabelle Media based in Mogadishu, governor Abdurashid Abdullahi Mohamed said that the AMISOM warplanes had targeted villages under control of Al Qaeda linked Al Shabab militants.
Mr. Mohamed added that several rebels were killed in the air raid launched by AMISOM. He also said other strikes against militants’ held areas in south of Somalia’s Bakol region, has killed scores of insurgents.
No word has been available from Al Shabaab over the air-strikes launched by Ethiopian warplanes serving under African Union mission for Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers.