Airstrikes Target Al-Shabaab In Lower Shabelle Region

Airstrikes by unspecified aircraft targeted an Al-Shabaab militant base in Somalia’s southern Lower Shabelle region, reports the Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu).

On Monday night, a suspected Al-Shabaab base in the Toora-Toorow area was reportedly hit by an air attack.

Somali troops have been conducting an operation in the region, according to unnamed local sources.

Neither the Somali government nor Al-Shabaab has commented on the strikes.

Separately, 85 Al-Shabaab militants were...