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U.S. airstrikes kill twelve al-Shabaab insurgents in central Somalia, while a separate airstrike destroys an unflagged vessel suspected of carrying weapons for the militant group off the Somali coast.
2025-04-17

Ahmed Madobe, the President of the state of Jubaland, Somalia, appoints a regional electoral committee, with Somalia's Interior Ministry calling the committee unauthorized and urging clans to fight for their rights. Jubaland subsequently suspends relations with the federal government.
2024-11-10

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority suspends all commercial flights to Somalia for three months, days after both countries announced the restoration of diplomatic relations. No reason is given for the suspension.
2021-05-11

A suspected Al-Shabab suicide bomber blows open the gate of Mogadishu's Nasa-Hablod hotel in Somalia, before militant fighters storm the building. Officials said at least 15 were killed, 25 injured, and an unknown number of guests were taken hostage.
2016-06-25

al Shabaab militants overrun an African Union base in southern Somalia with unconfirmed reports of dozens of soldiers dead.
2016-01-15

Clashes between the Ras Kamboni Movement and pro-government militia leave at least 18 dead in the Somali port of Kismayu.
2013-06-8

The United States will officially recognize Somalia's new government and officially open diplomatic relations with Somalia for the first time since the Battle of Mogadishu.
2013-01-18

AMISOM troops raid Islamist hideouts in the Somali capital Mogadishu.
2012-01-20

The United Nations delivers aid to parts of Somalia controlled by al-Shabab militants for the first time since they ended the ban on food supplies.
2011-07-17

Thousands of asylum seekers from Ethiopia and Somalia are stranded in camps in northern Mozambique after measures adopted by the government to restrict their movements.
2011-05-12