Monday July 24, 2023
Mogadishu (HOL) - Several people have been reported killed and injured in a suicide bombing at the Jalle Siyad military academy in Hodan district, Mogadishu, on Monday.
Eyewitnesses reported that a suicide bomber, wearing explosive vest, targeted military personnel entering the military camp, resulting in unspecified casualties.
Following the attack, Somali military forces cordoned off the area to conduct operations, but they have refrained from commenting on the exact number of casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although al-Shabaab is known for staging such assaults against military bases.
The attack comes just days after the Somali military, in a joint operation with US forces, killed nearly 100 al-Shabaab terrorists in central Somalia, including seven top-ranking leaders, according to the country’s Information Ministry.
The Somali National Army (SNA) with the support of the US Army conducted air and ground operations near the villages of Gal-Libah and El Quraq, located on the border of Galgaduud and Middle Shabelle provinces.