Approximately 20 Al-Shabaab Militants Probe Jubaland Military Training Camp on the Outskirts of Dhobley Town, Attack Repulsed

Situation Report: Sunday, 25^th May 2020 at around 0135hrs, approximately 20 Al-Shabaab militants probed, Jubaland Security Forces’ (JSF) recruits training camp for about 15 minutes.

Using RPGs, PKM and AK 47 rifles the Al-Qaeda aligned insurgents attacked the military from the southern side of the camp triggering a heavy fight with the security forces. A platoon force drawn from Sector 2 responded for reinforcement where they managed to repulse the night raid.

At least one recruit was slightly injured during the attack.

The probing was probably aimed at testing the alertness of the camp and establishing their fire power.