It follows admission that US military drones have for the first time strike Islamic States targets in the troubled Horn of Africa state.

The US says it has intercepted specific threats to the safety of Americans is Somalia.

So US official staff has been ordered to quit. Other  Americans who remain are urged to show the greatest vigilance.

Military drones have, according to the US Africa command,  made several strikes last weekend on Islamist extremists aligned to Islamic State and the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab.

Somali officials say among the US drones priority targets are  Islamist leader Abdulkadir Mumin who has so far managed to survive the attacks.

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