### [2025-03-22](/feed/2025/03/22/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# At least 100 Al-Shabaab militant fighters were killed in an airstrike carried out by the Somali Air Force in the Lower Shabelle region of the South West State of Somalia. 




### Sources:

1. [TRAC](https://trackingterrorism.org/chatter/somali-air-force-conducts-airstrike-in-lower-shabelle-somalia/)

### Related:

1. [Al Shabaab militants carry out several attacks in Middle Shabelle, Hiiraan regions of Hirshabelle and Lower Shabelle region from South West State of Somalia. The group's main goal is to capture Mogadishu. ](/feed/2025/03/7/al-shabaab-militants-carry-out-several-attacks-in-middle-shabelle-hiiraan-regions-of-hirshabelle-and-lower-shabelle-reg.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War, South West State_
2. [Three people are killed and another is injured when a land mine, believed to have been planted by Al-Shabaab, explodes on a highway between Afgooye and Wanlaweyn in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2024/11/18/three-people-are-killed-and-another-is-injured-when-a-land-mine-believed-to-have-been-planted-by-al-shabaab-explodes-o.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
3. [Al-Shabaab insurgents storm a Somali military base in Lower Shabelle, killing seven soldiers, including the commander of the base, while ten al-Shabaab fighters are reportedly killed in the ensuing shootout. ](/feed/2024/03/23/al-shabaab-insurgents-storm-a-somali-military-base-in-lower-shabelle-killing-seven-soldiers-including-the-commander-of.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
4. [Six people are killed and nine others injured during an Al-Shabaab suicide car bombing outside a military facility in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2023/10/21/six-people-are-killed-and-nine-others-injured-during-an-al-shabaab-suicide-car-bombing-outside-a-military-facility-in-lo.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
5. [The army reports the killing of 27 al-Shabaab jihadists near Awdheegle, Lower Shabelle, along with the destruction of militant hideouts, as part of an ongoing campaign to secure areas previously under al-Shabaab control. ](/feed/2023/08/25/the-army-reports-the-killing-of-27-al-shabaab-jihadists-near-awdheegle-lower-shabelle-along-with-the-destruction-of-mi.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
6. [Three people are killed and eight others are injured when an African Union helicopter crashes in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2023/02/26/three-people-are-killed-and-eight-others-are-injured-when-an-african-union-helicopter-crashes-in-lower-shabelle-somalia.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
7. [Eleven people, including a government official, are killed by an al-Shabaab suicide bombing at the entrance to a government building in Merca, Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2022/07/27/eleven-people-including-a-government-official-are-killed-by-an-al-shabaab-suicide-bombing-at-the-entrance-to-a-governm.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
8. [At least 30 Burundian peacekeepers are killed and 20 more injured during an al-Shabaab attack at an African Union military base in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. ](/feed/2022/05/3/at-least-30-burundian-peacekeepers-are-killed-and-20-more-injured-during-an-al-shabaab-attack-at-an-african-union-milita.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
9. [Al-Shabaab militants attack two military bases in Lower Shabelle with suicide car bombings and mortar shells. Nine Somali soldiers are killed and eleven others are injured. An army general says 76 militants are killed in retaliation, and ten captured. ](/feed/2021/04/3/al-shabaab-militants-attack-two-military-bases-in-lower-shabelle-with-suicide-car-bombings-and-mortar-shells-nine-somal.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_
10. [The United States Africa Command announces that the U.S. carried out an airstrike on Monday that resulted in the deaths of six militants of the al-Shabaab jihadist group after they had attacked Somali forces during preceding days. It was carried out in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. Three other al-Shabaab militants were wounded. ](/feed/2020/08/26/the-united-states-africa-command-announces-that-the-us-carried-out-an-airstrike-on-monday-that-resulted-in-the-deaths.md) _Context: Lower Shabelle, Somali Civil War_