A member of Somali rebel group al-Shabab has been killed by a missile fired by a suspected drone, a rebel commander says, blaming the US for the strike.
Abu Mohamed said that Sahal Iskudhuq, a militant commander who was believed to be close to al-Shabab's top leader, was killed when his car was hit by a missile in Somalia's Lower Shebelle region.
The attack took place in a village called Hawai, he said.
A Somali intelligence official confirmed the attack, describing the victim as a "dangerous" militant.
His driver was also killed in the attack, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorised to reveal the information.
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Mohamed blamed the attack on the US, which flies drones over Somalia that occasionally fire at one of al-Shabab's top leaders.
Last October, a US military strike hit a vehicle carrying senior members of al-Shabab, killing its top explosives expert.
Al-Shabab is now mostly active in Somalia's rural regions, after being ousted from the capital by African Union forces in 2011.
