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Air raid 'kills Somali militants' Air raid 'kills Somali militants'
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The head of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia has been killed in an air strike, according to reports. The leader of the military wing of an Islamist insurgent organisation in Somalia has been killed in an air strike, reports say.
The pre-dawn attack reportedly targeted the house of Aden Hashi Ayrow - head of the Islamist al-Shabab group - in the central town of Dusamareb. Aden Hashi Eyrow, the head of al-Shabab, died when his home in the central town of Dusamareb was bombed.
An unknown number of other militants were also killed, reports say. Eight other people, including a senior militant, are also reported dead.
Al-Shabab - considered a terrorist organisation by the US - is the military wing of the Somali sharia courts movement ousted in 2006. Al-Shabab, considered a terrorist group by the US, is the military wing of the Somali sharia courts movement ousted by Ethiopian troops in 2006.
"It is true that infidel planes bombed Dusamareb," Mukhtar Robow Adumansur, an al-Shabab commander, told Reuters news agency. The group is in effect in control of large parts of southern and central Somalia.
"Two of our important people, including Aden Hashi Ayrow, were killed in the incident." 'Infidel planes'
Residents said four planes fired two missiles at around 0200 local time (2300GMT Wednesday), totally destroying the house. Locals said a number of planes fired missiles at around 0200 local time (2300GMT Wednesday), destroying the house.
Residents said the air strike was carried out by US planes, but there has been no confirmation of this.
"It is true that infidel planes bombed Dusamareb," Mukhtar Robow Adumansur, an al-Shabab commander, told the Reuters news agency.
"Two of our important people, including Aden Hashi Ayrow, were killed in the incident," he said.
Al-Shabab has been at the forefront of a guerrilla insurgency against the government and its Ethiopian allies since early 2007.Al-Shabab has been at the forefront of a guerrilla insurgency against the government and its Ethiopian allies since early 2007.
The US has launched several air strikes against suspected extremist targets in Somalia in recent months.The US has launched several air strikes against suspected extremist targets in Somalia in recent months.