'Several terrorists killed' as US launches first air strikes on IS in Somalia

A suspected US air strike has targeted a base run by Islamic State-affiliated fighters in Somalia's northern state of Puntland, according to a security official.

The US military has for the first time conducted air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Somalia, where the group is a growing presence in a country long threatened by the al Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab.

The US Africa Command said two drone strikes killed "several terrorists" in north-eastern Somalia, with the first around midnight local time and the second later on Friday morning.