location: Basra
notes: United States drone strikes were launched against al Shabaab in or near the village of Basra (possibly in nearby Mareerey). Casualty figures area unconfirmed but reports state at least 10 al Shabaab were killed. The Pentagon reports at least 36 al Shabaab dead in 5 airstrikes between 09/11 and 12/11, though the causality figure in this instance is not precisely known. Four of five strikes were conducted 'in the south' against al Shabaab. This attack may have occurred on 12/11.
target_text: location: Basra, fatalities: 10