Deadly strike hits hospital in south of Somalia

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MOGADISHU – Deadly airstrike has targeted a hospital in rebel-held town of Sakow in south of Somalia, killing at least 3 children.

Fighter jets, thought to be from Kenya fired 3 missels at the hospital in the town last night, according to Al-Shabaab mouthpiece.

The raid destroyed general hospital in Sakow town, some 515Km southwest of Somali capital Mogadishu

It remains unclear the target of the bombing.

Last week, Ethiopian air force official, Brig. Gen. Yilma Merdassa said an airstrike killed 70 Al Shabaab militants in neighboring Somalia.

Merdassa says the airstrike was aimed to thwart an Al-Shabab attack on an Ethiopian troops with multinational African Union force.

U.S. military claimed to have killed two Al Shabaab militants in drone strike in Mubarak town, some 37 miles west of Somali capital Mogadishu.