At least two separate airstrikes were carried out on Friday, the US regional command said in a statement. The attacks represent Washington's first mission against the terrorist group in the East African country.

"Several" terrorists were killed, the statement said, adding that the results of the airstrikes are currently being assessed.

A local security official said a remote mountainous village of Buqa in Somalia's northern state of Puntland had been targeted, AP reports. The unnamed Somali source claimed that six missiles struck the area.

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