...... the Islamic version of the old Somali warlord...Lions of Islam for the last 16 years.
Already, Somalia-based al-Shabaab Lions of Islam have grabbed credit for the attack, which also left dozens of people maimed in the attack targeting the October 14th Brigade, which was named after the deadliest attack in the history of Somalia, which left at least 600 people dead in Somalia.
The bombing on Monday targeted the Jale Siyaad military academy.
...also spelt Jaalle Siyaad ...
A soldier at Mogadishu's military hospital who gave his name only as Ahmed said he had the bodies of 13 soldiers who were killed and 20 more who were maimed in the blast, reports Aljazeera.Most of the victims of Monday's attack hail from Lower Shabelle and had come for training in the capital. said Captain Ali Farah, who knew some of them. He said he was aware of 10 deaths so far.
"The soldiers were being counted in the queue when the jacket wallah went
kaboom!," Farah said.
In a statement, al-Shabaab claimed to have killed 73 soldiers, wounding over 124 others, but the Lions of Islam have always been exaggerating figures in order to whip emotions.
UPDATE: Military sources at Jalle Siyad Military Academy in Mogadishu confirm that about 30 soldiers were killed in suicide bomb attack this morning. Bomber suspected to have been part of the soldiers who came from Lower Shabelle region for refresher training at the academy. pic.twitter.com/tBkU4dWU5x
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