The U.S. military launched attacks on Thursday at an al Qaida-linked militant group in Somalia, said a TV report.
Adan Hashi Ayrow, the commander of al-Shabab, was the target of the strike that has not been officially acknowledged by President George W. Bush's administration, according to CNN.
The militant group was considered by the United States as a terrorist organization that has close ties with the Osama bin Laden-led terrorist network, the report said.
Despite the report from the al-Shabab that Ayrow has been killed in the attacks along with another high-ranked member, the U.S. military officials were still assessing the situation, it added.
U.S. Central Command spokesman Bob Prucha confirmed to reporters that its military attacked al-Shabab but he did not make clear whether it was an airstrike or say specifically who the attack targeted.
"It was an attack. If we say too much then we give away platforms and things that we use. It was an attack against a known al-Qaida target and militia leader in Somalia," Prucha said.
For some time since last year, the U.S. military has conducted several strikes against suspected militants in Somalia. In March, the U.S. Navy fired at least one missile into a Somali town in the south.
Source: Xinhua
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