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| Air raid 'kills Somali militants' | Air raid 'kills Somali militants' |
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| The leader of the military wing of an Islamist insurgent organisation in Somalia has been killed in an air strike, reports say. | The leader of the military wing of an Islamist insurgent organisation in Somalia has been killed in an air strike, reports say. |
| Aden Hashi Eyrow, the head of al-Shabab, died when his home in the central town of Dusamareb was bombed. | Aden Hashi Eyrow, the head of al-Shabab, died when his home in the central town of Dusamareb was bombed. |
| Eight other people, including a senior militant, are also reported dead. | Eight other people, including a senior militant, are also reported dead. |
| 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. | 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. |
| The group is in effect in control of large parts of central Somalia. | |
| 'Infidel planes' | 'Infidel planes' |
| Locals said a number of planes fired missiles at around 0200 local time (2300GMT Wednesday), 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. | 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. | "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. | "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. |