A U.S. military base and an Italian military convoy were hit by separate attacks in the Somali town of Baledogle on Monday, but there has been no report of casualties.
Italy’s defense ministry confirmed that an Italian military convoy had been hit by an explosion, but no injuries were reported.
A second attack involved a bomb explosion followed by gun fire at a base operated by U.S. special forces.
The Baledogle base is where U.S. special forces train Somali commandos and from where many drone operations are launched.
Somali police said that two car bombs targeted the base, which houses Somali special forces, U.S. special forces and Ugandan peacekeeping troops.
“Two suicide car bombs from the Middle Shabelle region tried to attack Baledogle airport but they detonated outside the airport gate,” Reuters quotes Major Abdullahi Nur, a police officer.
The al Qaeda-linked insurgent group al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
Somalia has been dogged by violence for decades, perpetrated by extremist Islamist groups that want to overthrow the government.
Various regional and international troops are in the Horn of African country to provide security. These troops also offer training to local Somali forces.
