Mogadishu military academy bombing

On 24 July 2023 an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed about 25 soldiers at a military academy in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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. Its attacks include many against military, political and civilian targets, often in the country's capital city, Mogadishu.

Bombing
On 24 July 2023, an al-Shabaab suicide bomber killed about 25 soldiers at a military academy in Mogadishu. Later the same day, al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.