...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
President Ahmed Qoorqoor and a section of Federal Parliament politicians survived a car kaboom in Galgadud region Friday morning.
According to multiple sources, al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...gunnies detonated a vehicle loaded with explosives near the frontline camp where the leaders were based.
However,
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soldiers manning the camp repulsed the attackers. Two of the soldiers were reportedly killed.
Senator Abdi Qabydiid was reportedly injured after a rock fell on him during rhe attack.
The incident happened in Las Ga’amey village near Ba’adweyne Town in Galmudug region.
Al-Shabaab attacked a small town in central Somalia targeting a military base hosting the Galmudug
...a semiautonomous region in central Somalia, bordering Puntland on the north. Galmudug is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation, but rather considers itself autonomous within the larger Somali federalism, for what that's worth...
state President, politicians, and other brass hats.
A jacket wallah donated his explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of the base in ​​Las-ga’amey near Ba’adweyne district in the south of Mudug region on Friday morning.
The SNA and Galmudug state forces fired at the speeding car packed with explosives and rubbed out the driver before it reached its target, according to a senior Galmudug official.
Several soldiers from the Galmudug Presidential Guard unit were killed in the attack, while others were maimed. Reports say Senator Abdi Qeybdid and MP Dhaban’ad sustained wounds.
The commander of the Galmudug Dervish army, General Mohammed Nur Ali Gadaar, said that the president was unharmed and the maimed politicians were evacuated from the area.
The commander confirmed that Senator Abdi Qaybdid suffered a minor injury to his head while Dhaban’ad sustained wounds to the hand after the earth-shattering kaboom destroyed the house.
The official said debris resulting from the kaboom hit the politicians.
In this attack, al-Shabaab
...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...
aimed to kill the Galmudug president and his team visiting the area, which is one of the frontline zones in the Mudug region, where they were on a troop visit.
President Ahmed Abdi Kariye Qorqor who is at the frontline of Galmudug, said that he is committed to eradicating al-Shabaab from the areas under his regional state’s control.