2016 timeline of the Somali Civil War explained

See main article: article and Somali Civil War (2009–present). This is a 2016 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

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December

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turkish aid worker injured, Somali local killed in deadly Somalia attack.
  2. Web site: Suicide bomber kills three in Somali capital, police say.
  3. Web site: Al-Shabab seizes African Union base in Somalia.
  4. Web site: Somali forces end Mogadishu restaurant siege after deadly attack.
  5. Web site: Blast blows hole in commercial plane over Somalia; 1 falls and dies.
  6. Web site: Somalia's al Shabaab takes control of port.
  7. Web site: Islamists kill Somalia's former defense minister with car bomb.
  8. Web site: Mogadishu hotel attack: 14 dead as building in Somali capital stormed by al-Shabaab jihadists. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/mogadishu-hotel-attack-live-updates-al-shabaab-islamists-somalia-a6898481.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live .
  9. Web site: Islamist group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town.
  10. Web site: US drone, air strike kills more than 150 al-Shabaab fighters, Pentagon reveals.
  11. Web site: Australian Navy says seizes huge weapons cache headed for Somalia.
  12. Web site: US troops in helicopter-borne raid in Somalia: Pentagon.
  13. Web site: Somali forces kill 'more than 100' al-Shabab fighters.
  14. Web site: Terrorism In Somalia: Al-Shabab Suicide Bomber Hugs Puntland Official Before Detonating.
  15. Web site: Officials: al-Shabab leader killed in Somalia drone strike.
  16. Web site: Al-Shabab attack in Somali capital Mogadishu kills five.
  17. Web site: U.S. air strikes kill suspected al Shabaab militants in Somalia.
  18. Web site: African Union troops in Somalia kill four civilians.
  19. Web site: First British troops arrive in Somalia as part of UN mission.
  20. Web site: Al Shabaab car bomb attack kills at least two Somali police.
  21. Web site: Al Shabaab car bomber strikes hotel in Somali capital, at least 15 dead.
  22. Web site: U.S. airstrike kills key al-Shabab leader; terrorist group bombs Somali hotel.
  23. Web site: Garissa university attack plotter Mohamed Kuno 'dead'.
  24. Web site: Ethiopia base in Somalia attacked by al-Shabab.
  25. Web site: Kenya: Five police killed in 'al-Shabab convoy attack'.
  26. Web site: Gunmen Take Guests Hostage at Somalia Hotel, 14 Killed: Report.
  27. Web site: Kenyan forces kill five suspected Islamist militants.
  28. Web site: Children killed in attack on buses in northern Kenya.
  29. Web site: Al-Shabab fighters attack Somali army base.
  30. Web site: Kenya station attacker was rogue officer, not Islamist militant: police.
  31. Web site: Al-Shabab bombs target African Union troops in Somalia.
  32. Web site: Twin suicide bombs claimed by al Shabaab kill 20 people in Somalia.
  33. Web site: Car bomb outside Somali President's Palace kills at least 10. Reuters. 30 August 2016. Abdi. Sheikh. Feisal. Omar.
  34. Web site: Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly car bomb near Somali prison.
  35. Web site: Somalia says US air strike killed civilians not al-Shabab.
  36. Web site: 14 al-Shabaab fighters killed in Somalia.
  37. Web site: Somali Islamist militants kill six in Kenya attack.
  38. Web site: Al Shabaab gunmen kill intelligence officer in Somali capital.
  39. Web site: Islamic State-aligned group takes Somali town, say officials.
  40. Web site: Fighting in Somalia's Galkayo city kills 29.
  41. Web site: Somali Forces Arrest Suspect in Deadly Market Attack.
  42. Web site: Over twenty people killed in clashes between Al-Shabaab and locals in central Somalia.
  43. Web site: Bomb kills four Somali soldiers as forces mull attack on Islamic State.
  44. Web site: Somali forces kill seven in clash with faction loyal to Islamic State.