MOGADISHU (Kaab TV) – Somalia’s Minister of Defense, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, confirmed that an investigation is ongoing following a deadly suicide bombing at the Jaalle Siyaad military academy in Mogadishu on Tuesday.
The attack, which occurred around 11:20 a.m., involved a suicide bomber who detonated explosives inside the training facility, killing and injuring an undisclosed number of people.
The blast struck an area where government troops were reportedly lined up.
Sources indicate that foreign military trainers, including Western personnel assisting the Somali National Army, were present at the facility during the attack. It remains unclear whether they were among the casualties.
In an official statement, the Ministry of Defense described the incident as a terrorist attack carried out by Al-Shabaab militants, referring to them as “Khawarij,” a term used by Somali authorities to describe the extremist group.
“The explosion was caused by a suicide bomber from the Al-Shabaab Khawarij who targeted the entrance of the Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy,” the statement read. “
Security agencies have launched a full investigation, and the Somali public will be informed once the findings are complete.”
The Jaalle Siyaad military camp, located in Mogadishu’s Hodan district near the Ministry of Defense headquarters, has been targeted by Al-Shabaab in previous attacks.
Despite repeated government promises to investigate such incidents, no official findings have been released in the past.