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| Kenya planes 'kill Somali militants' from al-Shabab | Kenya planes 'kill Somali militants' from al-Shabab |
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| Kenya's military says it has carried out an air strike on an Islamist camp in Somalia, killing 30 militants, including al-Shabab commanders. | Kenya's military says it has carried out an air strike on an Islamist camp in Somalia, killing 30 militants, including al-Shabab commanders. |
| The strike happened in Garbarahey, near the border with Kenya and Ethiopia. | The strike happened in Garbarahey, near the border with Kenya and Ethiopia. |
| Local media reports put the number of dead at 10 and residents say there has been lots of destruction. | Local media reports put the number of dead at 10 and residents say there has been lots of destruction. |
| Kenya has several thousand troops in Somalia, helping the UN-backed government tackle al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda. | Kenya has several thousand troops in Somalia, helping the UN-backed government tackle al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda. |
| The militants said this was why it carried out the attack on the Westgate shopping centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, last year, in which at least 67 people died. | The militants said this was why it carried out the attack on the Westgate shopping centre in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, last year, in which at least 67 people died. |
| On its Twitter account, the Kenyan Defence Forces said more than five vehicles and key assets had been destroyed in Thursday's raid. | |
| It did not name the Islamist commanders it said had been killed. | It did not name the Islamist commanders it said had been killed. |
| On his account, military spokesman Maj Emmanuel Chirchir said the air strike missed al-Shabab leader Ahmed Godane by 30 minutes. | |
| Al-Shabab has not yet commented on the attack. | Al-Shabab has not yet commented on the attack. |