Major terrorist attack took place in the capital of Somalia

A major terrorist attack is reported from Somalia. The explosion thundered in the city of Mogadishu - the capital of the African state, which in recent years is actually not integral.
The explosion thundered at one of the military bases.

According to preliminary data, the attack claimed at least 20 lives. Over fifty people were injured of varying severity.

Local media reports say that although the bomb exploded in close proximity to the Somali army's training base, the vast majority of the casualties and deaths are civilians. People came to see the conscripts at the service - their relatives and friends. At that moment, when people began to gather near the checkpoint, a powerful explosion thundered.

According to the latest information, the terrorist attack was staged by a suicide bomber. His involvement in one of the local terrorist groups controlled by ISIS (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) is being checked. At the same time, so far none of the terrorist structures has claimed responsibility for the attack.

It should be noted that a few months ago, the United States withdrew its contingent from Somalia, transferring the bulk of its troops to bases in the Middle East, including Bahrain and Qatar.

Comments

[Finches]

"A major terrorist attack took place in the capital of Somalia" - I read the title and got scared what happened there in Kiev !? But no, this is in Mogadish ... Whatever one may say, but even in football now at the European Championship I support the Ukrainians (unlike them). Well, my condolences to Africans, Somalia (more or less) lived normally and calmly only under the USSR. And then the Anglo-Saxons got to them and everything is wrapped up ...

[AC130 Gunship]

A strange comparison, however. For example, I would not like it if Russia was called some kind of Nigeria ...

[Cananecat]

When in Russia in the 90s, cars were blown up for the redistribution of spheres of influence, it was not called terrorist attacks ...

[Volodin]

Quote: Canecat

When in Russia in the 90s, cars were blown up for the redistribution of spheres of influence, it was not called terrorist attacks ...

Suicide bombers? ..

From the material, if anything: "According to the latest information, the terrorist attack was staged by a suicide bomber"

[Cananecat]

A suicide bomber, this is the same murder weapon, no more.

[Shurik70]

Somalia is known for its 21st century pirates
No one was (almost) imprisoned there for piracy, robbery and hostage-taking for the purpose of ransom (they are almost children)
When the United States established its base there, piracy subsided. But people stayed. Those same pirates.
And when the leash got loose, they wanted to return it as it was.
And the army is obviously controlled by their opponents who collaborated with the United States. In principle, we could have come to an agreement. But this will have to be shared later. So the terrorist attacks began. But, since these are not "ideological", but "only business, nothing personal," then there is no terror group that would take responsibility. This, of course, the pirates did not finish. You need to have your own pocket ISIS men that will take all the blood on themselves.
And that the suicide bomber and not the time bomb is not a fact, but only an assumption.
And even if the suicide bomber is only a national flavor.

[alystan]

Quite right, these were real thugs, although they did terror and which terrified ordinary citizens. But these were already the beginnings of international terrorism (North Caucasus, for example).
I remember how at international courses on international security they tried to "drive" into our brains what "terrorism" is, as an example they cited the PLO and the seizure of the Israeli Olympians in Munich associated with this organization, and so on. etc. But a generally accepted unambiguous definition did not yet exist at that time (mid-90s). Almost the only criterion was considered that terrorists always pursued some political goals and put forward certain requirements to achieve them. And yes, terror and fear were considered necessary. Somehow it inspired memories ...

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Canecat

When in Russia in the 90s, cars were blown up for the redistribution of spheres of influence, it was not called terrorist attacks ...

I remember in Kaliningrad, the car of the authority of Viti Shkil was shot from an RPG, the driver was killed, the guard was wounded, Shkil was not injured. A message appeared in the press - "A criminal case for hooliganism has been initiated."

[knn54]

1968 Great October ... Somali Revolution.
Building "socialism" with subsequent rejection.
1990..1992 Civil (inter-clan) war - northern and southern clans. "Autonomies" arose and disappeared.
Hunger, devastation, separatism, piracy.
Last year, the UAV made an attempt to come to an agreement between the main leaders, but it did not work out.
Not a country, but one name.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: knn54

Not a country, but one name.

The Anglo-Saxons know how to arrange devastation.

[Iris]

Apparently, it was the Aglo-Saxons who staged a social revolution in Somalia.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Iris

Apparently, it was the Aglo-Saxons who staged a social revolution in Somalia.

Just remember the massacre at Magadish on October 3-4, 1993 between US forces - and Somali militias. The Americans announced the death of 133 Aidid fighters, while the Somalis themselves insisted on the loss of 60 comrades. Under a hurricane of fire (only during an unsuccessful attempt to break through to the encircled one of the columns shot 000 cartridges), at least two hundred civilians were killed. The Americans lost 18 people killed, one helicopter pilot was captured, and peacekeepers from other countries were killed. The Somalis got the corpses of the Deltaians, and they dragged them around the city with triumphant shouts. That gave a special drama to the situation in the eyes of the Americans - not ordinary infantrymen were killed, but special forces.
And what does the social revolution have to do with it, if the United States wanted to make another colony out of Somalia, but got a bummer and chaos in a country that has not been there for 30 years.

[Iris]

Well, in general, I agree with you. Yes, the period of the rule of local regimes, vassals of the Soviet Union, can be considered a time of stability and normal life, as far as possible for Somalia. And they themselves caused the end of this period - there was nothing to go to Ethiopia ..
On the other hand, all these processes show only that the independence of Somalia was fake - any regime needed the support of some Big Brother. This is natural - the tribal system in the country, centuries separate this stage from feudal centralization, as a result of which a real unified power arises and, as a result, statehood.
That's why the States need it? What is there, in this Somalia, besides scorpions and armed gangs, to make a colony of them - especially at the turn of the new century, when colonies as such become a political and economic anachronism? ..

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Iris

Yes, the period of the rule of local regimes, vassals of the Soviet Union, can be considered a time of stability and normal life, as far as it is possible for Somalia.

Yes, go ahead, what "vassal USSR". They never even had a trace of them, they just shouted that "social orientation", and our stupid Khrushchevs took it at face value, and drove help. But they had one thing - the struggle of clans, groups for power (when they realized that power can only be obtained with the help of weapons). But the whole life of these tribes, as it was 1000 years ago, has remained to this day, although over time a local elite appeared, which trades in the bowels of this terror-formation. Over the course of 40 years, I have seen enough of them, and I realized that they are not at that level yet to become an independent state.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Iris

What is there, in this Somalia, except for scorpions and armed gangs to make a colony of them

There is something, iron ore, as well as uranium-thorium ores and uranium-vanadium ores.

[parusnik]

[B]

At the same time, none of the terrorist structures has claimed responsibility for the attack.

[/ b Or maybe everything is banal, to the point of disgrace, the guy in the local military registration and enlistment office, offended at the medical board, decided to take revenge.

[Incvizitor]

FSA dumped and their case ISIS is alive and well.