MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – U.S. suspected airstrike allegedly hit Al-Shabaab bases in Basra village of Middle Shabelle region on Tuesday night, residents said.
Sources in the area of Basra reported that there was heavy bombardment in the area at around midnight but there were no immediate details of casualties.
The US has stepped up drone strikes in southern Somalia since last year targeting Al-Shabaab figureheads and their bases.
In a statement, U.S. African Command on Tuesday said nine Al-Shabaab fighters were killed in U.S. airstrike in an area which lies approximately 40km (25 miles) northeast of Kismayu on Monday.
The Mission pointed out that the fighters were killed in bombardment during a gun battle between the Somali forces backed by U.S. and Al-Shabaab fighters.
The U.S. has conducted more than 25 such airstrikes in Somalia this year.
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