### [2025-03-8](/feed/2025/03/8/index.md)

##### Somali Civil War
# 2025 Shabelle offensive




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1. [At least ten people are killed after five Al-Shabaab militants detonate a car bomb and attack a hotel in Beledweyne, Hiran, Somalia. ](/feed/2025/03/11/at-least-ten-people-are-killed-after-five-al-shabaab-militants-detonate-a-car-bomb-and-attack-a-hotel-in-beledweyne-hir.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
2. [ * Al-Shabaab attacked four military bases and overran the town of Dherka Derka for several hours, killing many soldiers of the Somali National Army. The militants were eventually defeated by a U.S.-assisted airstrike.](/feed/2024/06/8/al-shabaab-attacked-four-military-bases-and-overran-the-town-of-dherka-derka-for-several-hours-killing-many-soldiers.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
3. [Two Somali National Army airstrikes kill 39 alleged al-Shabaab militants in Afgooye, Somalia. ](/feed/2024/03/19/two-somali-national-army-airstrikes-kill-39-alleged-al-shabaab-militants-in-afgooye-somalia.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
4. [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. ](/feed/2022/11/27/eight-civilians-and-a-soldier-are-killed-and-several-others-including-somalia-s-internal-security-minister-are-injured.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
5. [Security forces and armed locals kill 70 al-Shabaab members in Bahdo, Somalia. Two local children and a cleric are also killed in the fighting. ](/feed/2022/06/17/security-forces-and-armed-locals-kill-70-al-shabaab-members-in-bahdo-somalia-two-local-children-and-a-cleric-are-also.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
6. [A car bombing targeting a UN convoy explodes outside a school in Mogadishu, killing eight people and injuring 17 others. Jihadist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. ](/feed/2021/11/25/a-car-bombing-targeting-a-un-convoy-explodes-outside-a-school-in-mogadishu-killing-eight-people-and-injuring-17-others.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
7. [Fourteen civilians are killed and four others wounded when the minibus they are travelling in hits a landmine in the outskirts of Mogadishu. A military commander blames al-Shabaab for the attack. ](/feed/2021/04/14/fourteen-civilians-are-killed-and-four-others-wounded-when-the-minibus-they-are-travelling-in-hits-a-landmine-in-the-out.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
8. [At least seven soldiers are killed after al-Shabaab militants storm a jail in Bosaso, Puntland, Somalia. More than 400 prisoners are freed during the assault, the majority of whom are Al-Shabaab fighters. ](/feed/2021/03/5/at-least-seven-soldiers-are-killed-after-al-shabaab-militants-storm-a-jail-in-bosaso-puntland-somalia-more-than-400-p.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_
9. [ Fighting between militias in Galkayo, Somalia, leaves at least 29 dead. ](/feed/2016/11/7/fighting-between-militias-in-galkayo-somalia-leaves-at-least-29-dead.md) _Context: Somali Civil War_