The U.S. military conducted a drone strike on Al Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked group, in the Hiran region of central Somalia.
The Somali Ministry of Information said the strike took place on Friday in the Bulo-burde town, about 220 km north of the capital, Mogadishu.
The ministry said the air raid disrupted the group’s plans to launch a surprise attack.
However, it remains unclear how many were killed. The U.S. military has yet to comment on the strike.
“We ramped up our campaign against Al Shabab militants. We continue hunting them,” the ministry said.
Friday’s strike came a day after the group said it killed 91 soldiers in dawn attacks across the Middle Shabelle region.
Earlier this month, Somalia reported that at least 30 militants were killed in an airstrike in the same region.
For years, the U.S. military has been providing aerial support to the Somali army during military operations against Al Shabab.
Driven out of Mogadishu in 2011, Al Shabab continues to carry out deadly attacks.
For over a decade, the group has been battling to impose a hardline interpretation of Sharia law in Somalia.
Al Shabab still controls large swaths of southern and central Somalia.
