Sources: Aljazeera
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre escape after security guards shoot down one of two drones hovering over Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, Somalia. The drones are believed to be used by ISIL and Al-Shabaab. This comes after previous Somali Civil Aviation Authority warnings. 2025-01-31
Puntland forces conduct airstrikes on ISIL hideouts in Bari, Puntland, Somalia, after they announced a military offensive against ISIL and Al-Shabaab. 2025-01-2
Four people are killed in Jubaland, Somalia, after al-Shabaab is confirmed to have captured a military base in the area which had been handed to Somalia by the Kenyan military on June 29. 2023-07-13
At least 27 people are killed and 53 others are injured after a mortar attack in Qoryoley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. 2023-06-9
Four Burundian soldiers are killed as their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Burane, Somalia. Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the attack. 2021-12-12
Al-Shabaab, an ally of Al-Qaeda, claims responsibility for the suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, that killed nearly 90 people. 2019-12-30
Farhan Jeemis Abdulle, a Somali journalist and well-known local reporter for Radio Daljir is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Galkayo while walking to his home district of Garsor. Puntland authorities arrived on scene to investigate the killing but no arrests have been made. Abdulle is the fifth journalist to be murdered in Somalia this year, and the second in Galkayo. 2012-05-3
The African Union appeals for funds to increase its force in Somalia from 8,000 to 20,000. 2010-09-24
More than 20 civilians die during the second day of conflict between Somali government troops and opposition forces in Mogadishu. 2010-03-11
The World Food Programme suspends its operations in southern Somalia due to rising instability in the region. 2010-01-5