Somali government offers al-Shabab members amnesty

Somalia has offered members of al-Shabab amnesty, a day after a US air strike, which may have killed the leader of the militant group.

Members have been given 45 days to surrender to authorities, in order to be reintegrated into society, a statement by the government said.

US troops landed at the site soon after the strike, which was targeted at the leader Ahmed Abdi Godane, and took away bodies after a fierce gun battle, reported the BBC Somali Service.

On Tuesday, al-Shabab spokesman Abu Mohammed told AP that six of its fighters were killed in the US air strike, but refused to confirm whether their leader survived.

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