Col. Osman Omar Mohamed, a senior commander with the Puntland Presidential Guard, was killed in a deadly confrontation with gunmen in Galkayo.
Reports indicate that the regional commander was killed when unidentified gunmen attacked troops stationed at the Kabista compound in Puntland’s administrative capital.
Further, Col. Mohamed was reportedly killed together with one of his bodyguards.
No militia group in Somalia or Puntland has come forth to claim responsibility for Sunday’s deadly attack, which led to the deaths of two military personnel.