Unknown foreign military warplanes have carried out an airstrike on Al Shabaab controlled area in southern Somalia, targeting top militant commanders, reports said on Wednesday.
The aerial bombardment by the jets occurred on Maserey village located on the boundary between Lower Shabelle and Middle Shabelle regions, killing pastoralists and livestock.
On Tuesday, suspected US drones hit Al shabaab bases near Jilib town in Middle Jubba region after militants ambushed Jubbaland and Ethiopian troops outside Kismayo city.
Airstrikes have been on increase in southern Somalia since 2014 after US military killed the leader of Al Shabaab Ahmed Godane near Barawe, a coastal city in Lower Shabelle region.
