MOGADISHU — A suspected US drone strike has hit Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab fighters in southern Somalia.
Wednesday’s strike killed 11 militants Sanguni area, some 45 km from Kismayo town, according to Somali military cheif, Osmail Sahardid.
Gen. Sahardid said that the drone strike killed 11 militants near the coastal town of Kismayo.
“Earlier today, airstrike killed 11 militants, including 4 mid-level al-Shabaab commanders in Sanguni area near Kismayo”, he said
There was immediate comment from Al Shabaab over the bombing.
Last year, US military increased its airstrikes in Somalia, leaving dozens of Shebaab fighters dead.
Reporting by Abdirisak Mohamud Tuuryare from Mogadishu, Somalia
