A roadside bomb killed at least three soldiers, including a military commander, in Somalia’s Bari region on Saturday, security officials said.
The attack occurred in the Markadaan area near Turmusaale village in the Calmiskaad mountains, a zone recently recaptured from Islamic State-linked fighters.
Several other soldiers were injured when the device struck an ambulance transporting troops, officials told HOL.
ISIS has not immediately claimed responsibility, but the extremist group has carried out similar roadside bombings in the Calmiskaad mountains, despite Puntland authorities previously declaring the militants besieged near the Balade stream outside Bosaso.
Military officials said the attack demonstrates the group’s continued ability to mine roads using mobile units that operate at night.
Local authorities also alleged that some residents are aiding ISIS by providing intelligence and supplies. Puntland Aviation Minister Mohamud Bile Nuur recently warned that individuals in his community were passing military secrets to the group, vowing that security agencies would act against them.
