Scores of militants were killed by alleged US drone strikes near Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district on September 10, 2023.

A tweet from @HornSentinel reported that US drones carried out two strikes against al-Shabaab fighter who had stormed the Somali National Army (SNA) Forward Operation Base in #Awdhegle district, resulting in the death of “scores” of militants fleeing. @abdihussezy also attributed the strikes to a US drone.

According to @THE_GEELLE, one drone strike hit a unit of five to seven fighters. However it is unclear whether the fighters were killed or injured. The source also posted footage it says was from pro-SNA channels and is described as bring reconnaissance footage before the “TB2” strike, indicating the drone to be Turkish manufactured, but didn’t say who was responsible for the strike.

@THE_GEELLE also provided the coordinates of the location of the strikes.

The local time of the incident is unknown.