{{Kenyan fighter jets have bombed the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group in Somalia, killing more than 80 of its fighters, the African Union (AU) force in Somalia has said.}}<\/p>\n
The assault on the villages of Anole and Kuday was part of an effort to “liberate” Somalia from al-Shabab’s grip, the AU added.<\/p>\n
Witnesses said a third area along the Kenya-Somalia border was also bombed.<\/p>\n
Kenyan troops are part of the 22,000-strong AU force battling al-Shabab.<\/p>\n
The militant group denied it had suffered casualties during the bombing campaign.<\/p>\n
Last week, it said it was behind a deadly raid on the Kenyan coastal town of Mpeketoni, adding that such attacks were in response to the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia.<\/p>\n
Kenyan warplanes bombed al-Shabab bases in the villages of Anole and Kuday in Somalia’s Lower Juba region, the AU force in Somalia said in a statement.<\/p>\n
More than 50 insurgents were killed in Kuday and 30 in Anole as part of an on-going offensive to defeat al-Shabab, which had already lost control of 10 key towns, the statement said.<\/p>\n
“Our forces will relentlessly keep up the pressure on al-Shabab and we will employ all the means at our disposal to end their reign of terror,” it added.<\/p>\n
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