The death toll of the attack in Mogadishu the previous day rises to 84 with over 25 others remaining missing. 2019-12-29
Al Shabaab claims they killed over 57 Ethiopian troops in an ambush in Somalia. Ethiopian troops rejects that claim. 2019-01-18
The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) says that a U.S. airstrike has killed around 60 al-Shabaab militants near Harardhere in central Somalia. 2018-10-16
The United States launches airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia for the first time. The United States Africa Command says "several terrorists" were killed in the strikes, which took place in coordination with Somalia's government. 2017-11-3
Mortar rounds are fired in a neighborhood in Wadajir District, Somalia, killing three civilians. Al-Shabaab is suspected of being behind the attack. 2017-04-7
A vehicle filled with explosives detonates near a hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least six people and wounding four others. 2017-03-13
A car bomb explodes near a checkpoint outside Mogadishu, wounding at least four Somali soldiers. 2017-02-27
An Al-Shabaab attack on the Central Investigations Department kills at least nine people. 2016-07-31
At least 115 Al-Shabaab militants are killed and a further 110 are captured following heavy fighting with pro-government forces in the Galmudug region of Somalia, according to the regional government. There has been no independent confirmation of this claim. 2016-03-28
Al Shabaab militants have stormed two hotels in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killing at least 10 civilians. 2015-07-10