Somali MPs condemn Kenyan air raids

The lawmakers called on Kenyan government stop violation of Somalia’s territorial integrity, dismissing the attacks as “unacceptable.”

The condemnation came after Kenyan warplanes on Thursday carried out the deadly aerial attacks in Gedo region, west of Somalia.

Witnesses say the Kenyan warplanes fired at least 10 missiles at the area.

The lawmakers say “the daily air strikes kill many Somali children” mostly in the south of the crisis-hit country.

On Tuesday, at least 11 civilians including four children were killed by missiles fired by Kenya at Hoosingo town in south Somalia.

“We spoke out in several times over the Kenyan attacks against al-Shabab fighters. During the attacks many civilians, mostly herds were killed and others seriously hurt. I call upon Kenyan government to avoid civilian casualties as it carries out shelling against rebel-held villages in south and west of Somalia,” said Mohamed Omar Geedi on Monday.

Kenya has previously also carried out similar air strikes in Somali border regions.

Somalia has not had a functioning government since 1991 when warlords overthrew former dictator Mohamed Siad Barre.

The weak Western-backed transitional government in Mogadishu has been battling al-Shabab for the past five years and is propped up by a strong AU force from Uganda, Burundi, and Djibouti.

Somalia is one of the countries generating the highest number of refugees and internally-displaced people in the world.

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