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Somalia: Ethiopian fighter jets bomb Somali town Mon. January 08, 2007 08:33 am. - Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) The Ethiopian fightser jets have bombarded environs of Afmadown town in Lower Juba region in southern Somalia, sources through VHF radio report on Monday – as the allied forces continue to chase down the remnants of the Islamic Courts. The air raid by the Ethiopian warplanes is reported to be part of the clashes with the Islamist fighters hiding in the forests of the Somalia southern tip. It is hard to verify the exact casualties from the area. The Ethiopian air strike caused that many residents in Afmadow to flee their house. The air shelling came after days of ground battle around the jungle areas near the border between Somalia and Kenya. Kenya has deployed heavily armed forces alongside the border to prevent the fleeing Islamists while the US warships are off coasts to keep an eye on any Islamists trying to escape by the sea. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Nigeria evicted 800,000 Abuja residents – report Libya: President Gaddafi accuses Europeans of killi... Kenya: Aid group accuses Kenya of intimidating ... Gang burn to death 90-year-old Rwandan genocide surv... Sudan: Four Indian nationals kidnapped in Sudan... Chad, Sudan leaders urged by AU chief to calm t... Somalia: Security Council wants UN peacekeepers dep... Sudan: UN says it evacuated 250 civilian staff ... Sudan: Thousands flee clashes in Sudan 'Somalia talks a waste of time'- Islamist leader Sh... More News...