2016 Nagrota army base attack
Part of Somali civil war (2009–present)
LocationGobolka Shabeellaha Hoose (Dhanaane)
Coordinates2°8′28.6″N 45°7′1″E / 2.141278°N 45.11694°E / 2.141278; 45.11694
Date26 March 2024 (EAT)
TargetSomali Armed Forces
Attack type
Mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47 rifles, several magazines, hand grenades, UBGL grenades and suicide car bombs
Deaths17 (including 10 perpetrators)
PerpetratorsAl-Shabaab

On March 23, 2024, the Somali Armed Forces base of Busley in Gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose of Lower Shabelle was attacked by Al-Shabaab insurgents killing seven soldiers with ten insurgents killed in the shootout.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia". Reuters. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Al-Shabaab Fighters Storm Somali Military Base". Barron's. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. ^ "Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somalia". Saltwire. March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "Al-Shabab terrorists storm military base in Somalia". Daily Sabah. March 26, 2024.
  5. ^ "Al-Shabaab fighters storm Somali military base". The Citizen. March 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Al Shabaab launches deadly attack on military base in Somali". Times of India. March 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Al-Shabaab Fighters Storm Somalia's Military Base Outside Mogadishu". WE News. March 26, 2024.