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Somali Head of National Security Agency and 13 Troops Killed in IED Blast Share This: Photo of earlier roadside bombing by al-Shabaab in Somalia At least 13 Somali troops were killed in a roadside bombing when their vehicle hit an IED. They were part of a military intelligence unit’s convoy. The convoy had been traveling near the town of Dhusamareeb in Galmudug State. Among the killed troops was Abdirashid Abdinur, the commander of the National Security Agency (NISA) in Dhusamareb district, located about 250 miles north of the capital of Mogadishu.  “We are getting terrible reports that...

8 Soldiers Dead in Somalia Bombing Claimed by Al Shabaab The explosion tore through a military vehicle in central Somalia some 250 miles north of the capital. AFP. The explosion tore through a military vehicle just outside Dhusamareb, a district in central Somalia some 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu. “We believe their vehicle hit a landmine planted by the terrorists just outside Dhusamareb,” said Mohamed Ali, a military officer in Dhusamareb, district. “Eight security forces members were killed” and two others wounded, he added. “Among the dead was Abd...

The soldiers were conducting security operations in the area when they hit a roadside bomb. Read more at straitstimes.com.