Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One Al Shabaab member was allegedly killed in a US strike on Haway.
The Horn Observer wrote: “A separate airstrike in Haway neighbourhood in Lower Shabelle region targeted another camp where the militant had gathered on Monday.
Local sources and Mogadishu-based intel officers have told Horn Observer that Mustaf Ato, the special adviser of al-Shabaab’s Emir had been killed in this airstrike.
There are no any confirmation from al-Shabaab and neither its propaganda media acknowledged the double airstrikes on Monday.”
There is currently no further information available.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention strikes on a camp in the vicinity of Haway, for which the generic coordinates are: 1.1682, 43.71413. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.