2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War

Somali civil war

Main article: Somali Civil War (2009–present)

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Somali Civil War
(2009–present)

Timeline

* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

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Operations and battles

* 2009
* S Mogadishu
* Mogadishu
* C Somalia
* Wabho
* Kismayo
* 2010
* Beledweyne
* Ayn
* Kenyan border
* Mogadishu
* 2011
* Lower Juba
* Gedo
* Elwaq
* Linda Nchi
* Deynile
* Beledweyne
* 2012
* Yurkud
* Kismayo
* 2013
* Bulo Marer
* 2014
* Operation Indian Ocean
* Galgala
* 2015
* Baure
* Leego
* Janale
* 2016
* El Adde
* Qandala
* 2017
* Kulbiyow
* Barii
* Af Urur
* Golweyn
* November 2017
* 2018
* Bulo Marer
* Gandarshe
* 2020
* Camp Simba
* Shabeelow
* 2021
* Awdheegle and Bariire
* Mogadishu
* Wisil
* Golweyn
* Amara
* Galmudug
* 2022
* Ethiopia
* Bal'ad
* Runirgod
* 2023
* Hilowle Gaab
* Hawadley
* Bulo Marer
* Osweyne
* 2024
* Dhanaane Busley base
* El Dher
* Ras Kamboni
* 2025
* Middle Shabelle
* Bal'ad

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Major attacks

* 2009
* AU base
* Beledweyne
* Hotel Shamo
* 2010
* Mogadishu
* Kampala
* Muna Hotel
* 2011
* Mogadishu
* 2013
* Mogadishu UN
* Mogadishu embassy
* Westgate
* Beledweyne
* 2014
* Villa Somalia
* Hotel Amalo
* 2015
* Central Hotel
* Makka al-Mukarama
* Garissa
* Ministry of Education
* Garowe
* Jazeera Palace Hotel
* Sahafi Hotel
* 2016
* Mogadishu (Jan)
* Daallo Airlines Flight 159
* Mogadishu (Feb)
* Baidoa
* Mogadishu (Jun)
* Awdiinle
* Galkayo
* Mogadishu (Aug)
* Mogadishu (Nov)
* Mogadishu (Dec)
* 2017
* Mogadishu (2 Jan)
* Dayah Hotel
* Mogadishu (Feb)
* Mogadishu (14 Oct)
* Mogadishu (28 Oct)
* 2018
* Mogadishu (Feb)
* Mogadishu (Mar)
* Mogadishu (Jul)
* Baidoa
* Mogadishu (2 Sep)
* Sahafi Hotel
* Mogadishu (Dec)
* 2019
* Nairobi DusitD2
* Nairobi Latema Rd
* Mogadishu (4 Feb)
* Mogadishu (28 Feb)
* Kismayo
* Mogadishu (22 Jul)
* Mogadishu (24 Jul)
* Kenya bus
* Mogadishu (Dec)
* 2020
* Afgooye
* Baidoa Eid
* Mogadishu (8 Aug)
* Mogadishu (16 Aug)
* Galkayo
* 2021
* Bal'ad and Dinsoor
* Mogadishu (Mar)
* Mogadishu (Jun)
* Mogadishu (Nov)
* 2022
* Mandera
* Beledweyne (Feb)
* Beledweyne and Mogadishu (Mar)
* Mogadishu (Apr)
* Mogadishu (Aug)
* Beledweyne (Sep)
* Beledweyne (Oct)
* Kismayo
* Mogadishu (Oct)
* Mogadishu (Nov)
* 2023
* Mahas
* Buloburde and Jalalaqsi
* Mogadishu (Jun)
* Mogadishu (Jul)
* Beledweyne
* Osweyne (Aug)
* Mogadishu (Sep)
* 2024
* Mogadishu market (Mar)
* Mogadishu hotel (Mar)
* Dhanaane Busley base (Mar)
* Lido Beach (Aug)
* Mogadishu tea shop (Aug)
* 2025
* Beledweyne hotel (Mar)
* Mogadishu (Mar)
* Garissa (Mar)
* Mogadishu (May)
* Mogadishu (July)

This is a 2023 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

## January

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* 4 January: Mahas bombings.[1]

## April

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* 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

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* 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

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* 10 June: 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack.[5]

## July

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* 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

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* 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

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* 29 September: An al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up in a tea shop in Mogadishu; at least seven people died.[8]

## October

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* 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

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1. ^ "Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack". BBC News. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
2. ^ "UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid". France 24. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
3. ^ "At least 21 killed as Somalia battles jihadis in remote area". thestar.com. 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
4. ^ "Somali government reports a 70% decrease in al-Shabab attacks". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
5. ^ "Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack". BBC News. 2023-06-10. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
6. ^ "Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital -military sources". Reuters. 24 July 2023.
7. ^ "Somalia: US Airstrike Kills 13 Al-Shabab Militants". AllAfrica.com. 28 August 2023.
8. ^ "Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera.
9. ^ "At Least 20 Pro-Govt Somali Fighters Killed Battling Al-Shabaab". The Defense Post.

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Somali Civil War (2009–present)

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* War on terror

Timeline|

* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Background|

* History of Somalia (1991–2006)
* Greater Somalia
* Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
* Somali Civil War
* Factions
* Diplomatic and humanitarian efforts
* Propaganda
* Disarmament
* 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive
* Battle of Mogadishu (2006)
* Ethiopian–Somali conflict
* Insurgency in Ogaden
* Somali Reconciliation Conferences
* 1993
* 2002
* 2007

Operations
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
* 2025 Shabelle offensive

Attacks|

* 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
* 2023 Jaalle Siyaad military academy bombing
* 2023 Beledweyne bombing
* 2023 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
* 2024 Mogadishu market bombing
* 2024 Mogadishu SYL Hotel attack and siege
* 2024 El Dher attack
* 2024 Mogadishu prison attack
* Top Coffee bombing
* 2024 Lido Beach attack
* 2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing
* 2025 Beledweyne hotel attack
* Attempted assassination of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
* 2025 Garissa attack
* 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
* 2025 Jaalle Siyaad military academy bombing

OEF–HOA|

* 2009 Baraawe raid
* Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
* 2013 raid on Barawe
* 2017 raid on Barii

Other events|

* Death of Noramfaizul Mohd Nor
* London Somalia Conference
* Abdiaziz Abdinur Ibrahim controversy
* Daallo Airlines Flight 159
* Awdiinle massacre

Key players|

* Al-Shabaab
* Mukhtar Robow
* Ali Dhere
* Fuad Qalaf
* Hizbul Islam
* Hassan Dahir Aweys
* Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki
* Federal Government of Somalia
* Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
* Omar Sharmarke
* Mohamed Sheikh Hassan
* Ma'awisley
* Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
* Galmudug
* Abdi Hasan Awale
* Puntland
* Abdiweli Gaas
* AMISOM
* United States AFRICOM
* Islamic State in Somalia

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