By AFPMore by this AuthorMOGADISHU,An air strike has killed the Islamic State group's second in command in Somalia, the security minister in the northwest region of Puntland announced Sunday. Speaking from the port of Bokasso, Galan did not say who had launched the strike. IS in Somalia is far outnumbered by a rival jihadist group, the Al-Shabaab, which is aligned with al-Qaeda. The United States said Wednesday that it had resumed air strikes against al-Shabaab and has previously targeted both groups. Amnesty International has criticised US drone attacks and air strikes in Somalia, last month reporting that 14 civilians had been killed from only five air strikes they had examined, of a total of 110 missile blasts.

Source: Daily Nation April 14, 2019 20:15 UTC