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2019-03-20 Africa Horn

Fighter Jets Carry Out An Airstrike In Southern Somalia

[RadioShabelle] Residents in Somalia’s southern Lower Shabelle region say unknown fighter jets have bombed an ~~Arclight~~ airstrike

in a small village called Adow-Dibille.

Reports indicated that the warplanes targeted a convoy reportedly carrying snuffies travelling in the volatile region, which has been a hotspot for attacks and warfare.

There were no immediate reports of casualties from the airstrike.

On the other hand, al-Shabaab
...

Somalia's version of the Taliban, functioning as an arm of al-Qaeda...
has refuted claims of an airstrike on their convoy, saying a passenger vehicle was hit by the missiles that inflicted losses on the civilians.

It is unclear which country belongs to the fighter jets conducted the air raid, but, the U.S. military has been carrying out such attacks in the past few years.

Al Ahram adds to the confusion:

An air strike near the Somalian town of Afgoye has killed four people, a relative of one of the victims told Rooters on Tuesday.

Abdiqadir Nur, an employee of telecommunications company Hormuud Telecom, and three others died at around 01:30 GMT as they drove through the village of Laanta Buuro in the country's southwestern Lower Shabelle region, about 45km (28 miles) from the capital Mogadishu.

"Nur and three others went titzup. His brother Mahad Nur is totally burnt," Nur's cousin Abdullahi Ali said.

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