BY A STAFF REPORTER: Five civilians and three al-Shabaab militants were killed in a suspected drone strike in central Somalia.
A woman and two children were killed when a landmine hidden by militants hit a house in el-Lahele village in Galgadood state. The three militants killed were senior al-Shabaab leaders linked to al Qaeda, including the group's alleged commander in Galgadood, Olol Ali Guled.