2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War
Appearance
This is a 2023 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).
January
- 4 January: Mahas bombings.[1]
April
- 11 April - Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres arrives in Mogadishu for talks on war aid.[2]
- 22 April - 21 are killed in Masagaway District.[3]
May
- 4 May - Somali government reports a 70% decrease in al-Shabab attacks.[4]
- 26 May - Battle of Buulo Mareer, al-Shabaab attack on Ugandan forces.
June
- 10 June - 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack.[5]
July
- 24 July - at least 30 Somali Army soldiers were killed and many others were wounded after an al-Shabaab militant suicide bombed an army training camp in Mogadishu.[6]
August
- 26 August - at least 13 al-Shabaab militants were killed in an American airstrike in the vicinity of Seiera, approximately 45 kilometers northwest of Kismayo.[7]
September
- 29 September - an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up in a tea shop in Mogadishu; at least seven people died.[8]
October
- 4 October - at least 20 Somali Army soldiers were killed in fighting with al-Shabaab militants in an area of Galmudug state known as Shabelow forest.[9]
References
- ^ "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid". France 24. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "At least 21 killed as Somalia battles jihadis in remote area". thestar.com. 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Somali government reports a 70% decrease in al-Shabab attacks". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ^ "Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack". BBC News. 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital -military sources". Reuters. 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Somalia: US Airstrike Kills 13 Al-Shabab Militants". AllAfrica.com. 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera.
- ^ "At Least 20 Pro-Govt Somali Fighters Killed Battling Al-Shabaab". The Defense Post.
- Part of the Somali Civil War
- War on terror
and battles
- Battle of South Mogadishu
- Battle of Mogadishu (2009)
- Battle for Central Somalia (2009)
- Battle of Wabho
- Battle of Kismayo (2009)
- Battle of Beledweyne (2010)
- 2010 Ayn clashes
- 2010 Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash
- Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)
- Battle of Jubbada Hoose
- Battle of Gedo
- Battle of Elwaq
- Operation Linda Nchi
- Battle of Deynile
- Battle of Beledweyne (2011)
- Battle of Yurkud (2012)
- Battle of Kismayo (2012)
- Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
- Operation Indian Ocean
- Galgala campaign
- Battle of Baure
- Battle of Leego (2015)
- Battle of Janale (2015)
- Battle of El Adde
- Qandala campaign
- Battle of Kulbiyow
- 2017 raid on Barii
- Battle of Af Urur
- 2017 Golweyn ambush
- November 2017 Somalia airstrike
- 2018 African Union base attack in Bulo Marer
- December 2018 airstrikes in Gandarshe
- Camp Simba attack
- 2021 Mogadishu mutiny
- 2021 Golweyn ambush
- 2021 Galmudug clashes
- 2022 al-Shabaab invasion of Ethiopia
- Battle of Bal'ad
- Battle of Runirgod
- Battle of Buulo Mareer
- 2009 African Union base bombings in Mogadishu
- 2009 Beledweyne bombing
- 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing
- May 2010 Mogadishu bombings
- 2010 Kampala bombings
- Muna Hotel attack
- 2011 Mogadishu bombing
- June 2013 Mogadishu attack
- 2013 Mogadishu Turkish embassy attack
- Westgate shopping mall attack
- 2013 Beledweyne attacks
- 2014 Villa Somalia attack
- 2014 Hotel Amalo attack
- Central Hotel attack
- Makka al-Mukarama hotel attack
- Garissa University College attack
- 2015 Ministry of Higher Education attack
- Garowe attack
- Jazeera Palace Hotel bombing
- Sahafi Hotel attacks
- January 2016 Mogadishu attack
- Daallo Airlines Flight 159
- February 2016 Mogadishu attack
- Baidoa suicide bombing
- June 2016 Mogadishu attacks
- 2016 Galkayo bombings
- November 2016 Mogadishu car bombing
- December 2016 Mogadishu suicide bombing
- 2 January 2017 Mogadishu bombings
- Dayah Hotel attack
- February 2017 Mogadishu bombing
- 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
- 28 October 2017 Mogadishu attacks
- February 2018 Mogadishu attacks
- March 2018 Mogadishu bombing
- July 2018 Mogadishu bombings
- 2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombing
- Sahafi Hotel attacks
- December 2018 Mogadishu bombing
- Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack
- Nairobi Latema Road blast
- 4 February 2019 Mogadishu bombing
- 28 February 2019 Mogadishu bombings
- Asasey Hotel attack
- 22 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing
- 24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing
- 2019 Kenya bus shooting
- December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
- 2020 Afgooye bombing
- 2020 Mogadishu army base bombing
- 2020 Mogadishu hotel attack
- 2020 Galkayo bombing
- March 2021 Mogadishu bombing
- June 2021 Mogadishu bombing
- November 2021 Mogadishu bombing
- 2022 Mandera attack
- February 2022 Beledweyne bombing
- March 2022 Somalia attacks
- April 2022 Mogadishu bombing
- August 2022 Mogadishu attack
- September 2022 Beledweyne attack
- October 2022 Beledweyne bombings
- 2022 Kismayo hotel attack
- October 2022 Mogadishu bombings
- Siege of the Villa Rossa Hotel
- Mahas bombings
- 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack
- Mogadishu military academy bombing
- 2023 Beledweyne bombing
- Mogadishu tea shop bombing
- Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam
Federal Government of Somalia
- AMISOM
United States AFRICOM
- Islamic State in Somalia
- Previous phase: War in Somalia (2006–2009)