2025 Jaalle Siyaad military academy bombing

Not to be confused with 2023 Jaalle Siyaad military academy bombing.

2025 Jaalle Siyaad military academy bombing
Part of the Somali Civil War
Location	Jaalle Siyaad military academy, Hodan, Mogadishu, Somalia
Date	9 July 2025 c.11:20 a.m. (EAT)
Target	Jaalle Siyaad military academy
Attack type	Suicide bombing, gunfire
Weapons	Suicide vest, firearms
Deaths	≥5 (including the perpetrator)[1]
Injured	Several
Perpetrators	Al-Shabaab[2]
No. of participants	≥1[3]

On 9 July 2025, at least one al-Shabaab suicide attacker attacked the 14th October Brigade of the Somali Armed Forces at the Jaalle Siad Military Academy in Hodan District of Mogadishu, Somalia.^[4][5] The attack killed at least five people, four Somali military officials and the perpetrator, and injured several others.^[1][6]

Attack

Four senior officers of the Somali National Army were killed in a suicide bombing followed by gunfire that took place on Jaalle Siyaad Military Academy in Mogadishu, the headquarters of the Ground Forces Command. Among the killed officers were military officials involved in attendance and roll-call duties.^[7] The unit attacked, the 14th October Brigade, was established after the 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings, which killed over 600 and became the deadliest terrorist attack in Africa on record.^[8]

International partners assisting the federal government in rebuilding its national army were present at the academy during the attack.^[9][10]

The ministry of defence restricted the release of information regarding the incident. Six senior SNA officers, including those responsible for security, were detained for questioning about how the attacker managed to infiltrate the heavily fortified facility.^[9] This followed heightened security measures implemented after a previous attack on the brigade.^[11]

References

1. "Four Somali soldiers killed in Al-Shabaab attack near military training academy". Garowe Online. July 10, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "Al-Shabaab claims attack on Somalia military training school". euronews. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
3. "Al-Qaeda Affiliate Al-Shabab Claims Suicide Operation Targeting 'Crusader' EUCAP Somalia Military Trainers At Military Academy In Mogadishu". MEMRI. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
4. "Al-Shabab claims responsibility for an explosion at a Somalia military training school". AP News. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
5. "Explosion followed by gunfire at military base in Somali capital". Al Arabiya English. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
6. "Suicide bomber targets Somali military academy in Mogadishu, casualties reported". Hiiraan Online. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
7. "BREAKING: At least four Somali soldiers were killed and several others were injured in a suicide bombing at Jaalle Siyaad military academy on Wednesday morning, two sources said. Junior military officers are among the victims. The targeted soldiers belong to the 14th October Brigade, which was created in commemoration for the victims of the single deadliest terrorist attack in Africa at Mogadishu's K-5 junction on Oct 14, 2017 which killed nearly 600 people. It's the same brigade that an al-Shabaab suicide bomber targeted two years ago this month, killing 25 soldiers and injuring more than 70 others. The government at the time arrested three officers including a colonel although no one was publicly prosecuted. Also the investigation the government promised has never been publicly released". Harun Maruf of the Voice of America. July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
8. "Al-Shabab group claims responsibility for explosion at a military training school in Somalia". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
9. "Suicide bomber targets Somali military academy during visit by Western officials". Somali Guardian. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
10. "Somalia: Al-Shabaab Suicide Bomber Attacks Military Academy in Mogadishu". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
11. "Qarax ka dhacay Kulliyadda Jaalle Siyaad ee Muqdisho". Horseed Media. Retrieved 2025-07-09.