The US military says it believes some 60 al-Shabab militants were killed by one of its air strikes in central Somalia on Friday.
The "precision" strike around Harardere did not injure or kill civilians, it added in a statement.
The US said the attack was carried out as part of a joint effort with Somali forces to hit the al-Shabab group.
This was the deadliest air strike since November 2017 when 100 militants were killed, the statement added.
Al-Shabab, which is linked to al-Qaeda, has not yet commented.
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