Sources: BBC
Somali capital city Mogadishu enters a security lockdown after several mortars were fired toward Aden Adde International Airport during a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 2025-02-27
Eight civilians and a soldier are killed and several others, including Somalia's internal security minister, are injured when al-Shabaab jihadists attack a hotel in Mogadishu frequented by Somali politicians. Five insurgents are also killed. 2022-11-27
Al Shabaab militants have stormed two hotels in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killing at least 10 civilians. 2015-07-10
Canadian and Somali security forces probe for evidence that Mahad Ali Dhore, a former York University student, was part of the Mogadishu suicide bombings. 2013-04-15
AMISOM troops raid Islamist hideouts in the Somali capital Mogadishu. 2012-01-20
Somali government forces and African Union troops expel al Qaeda-linked militants from their last outpost in the western part of Mogadishu, opening up a main road in the city. 2011-06-3
About 8,000 African Union troops from Burundi and Uganda are deployed to the Somali capital Mogadishu, the scene of heavy fighting this week. 2010-12-2
Several people are killed in a clash between Somali fighters and government forces in the capital Mogadishu. 2010-07-19
More than 20 civilians die during the second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu. 2010-03-11
The European Union agrees to send a team to train up to 2,000 Somali troops to help fight insurgents in the country, as intense gun battles take place in the capital Mogadishu. 2010-01-25