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Somalia Says Turkish F-16 Airstrike Kills 35 Al-Shabab Fighters
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia's military, backed by Turkish forces, carried out airstrikes using F-16 fighter jets on Tuesday targeting al-Shabab positions in the Godey area of the Lower Shabelle region, the Ministry of Defence said.
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Mogadishu — Somalia's military, backed by Turkish forces, carried out airstrikes using F-16 fighter jets on Tuesday targeting al-Shabab positions in the Godey area of the Lower Shabelle region, the Ministry of Defence said.
In a statement, the ministry said the strikes targeted tunnels, weapons depots and shelters used by the al-Qaida-linked militant group.
The government said about 35 al-Shabab fighters were killed and more than 20 others wounded in the operation.
The ministry said a series of secondary explosions occurred after the strikes, indicating that the site was being used to store weapons, explosives and military supplies.
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