Al-Shabaab attacked Jaalle Siad Millitary Acadaemy
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On 24 July 2023 an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed about 25 soldiers at a Jaalle Siad military academy in Mogadishu , Somalia.[ 1]
Background
Jihadist group al-Shabaab began an insurgency in 2006, attempting to overthrow the internationally-backed Somali government and impose a severe form of Sharia law . It controls parts of rural Somalia.[ 1] Its attacks include many against military , political and civilian targets, often in the country's capital city, Mogadishu .[ 1]
Bombing
On 24 July 2023, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed about 25 soldiers at a military academy in Mogadishu.[ 1] Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.[ 1]
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