Air Force Hits Al-Shabaab In Southwest Somalia
January 25 2019
The Ethiopian military has conducted an airstrike against Al-Shabaab militants in southwestern Somalia, reports the Mareeg news website (Somalia).
On Thursday, Ethiopian fighter jets targeted an Al-Shabaab position in Bur-Ayle, about 155 miles (250 km) southwest of Mogadishu, according to witnesses.
There have been no casualty reports following the attack.
The airstrike comes a week after Al-Shabaab claimed to have ambushed an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy near Burhakaba. The group...
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