ISIS claims first suicide attack in Somalia, kills 5

In its first suicide attack in Somalia, the dreaded militant group ISIS claimed 5 lives at a checkpoint in the northeastern port city of Bosaso.

ISIS claims first suicide attack in Somalia, kills 5
MOGADISHU: The Islamic State group has claimed its first suicide attack in Somalia, which police said today killed five people at a checkpoint in the northeastern port city of Bosaso.

The group's self-styled news agency Amaq claimed the "martyrdom-seeking operation with an explosive vest" yesterday, in a statement carried by the SITE Intelligence Group.
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