Somalian militant group al-Shabaab are claiming on Twitter to have shot down a US military drone in the country’s Lower Shabelle region, posting photos of the purported wreckage as evidence.
The US government is known to be supporting the African Union and Somalian government against the al-Shabaab group, who control most of rural south and central Somalia. Although it has been widely suspected of making drone attacks in the region since 2010, it only admitted their use in July last year.
On Twitter, al-Shabaab claimed they were keeping the drone’s wreckage in “a safe location”. The US is yet to confirm the event.
