2018 timeline of the Somali Civil War explained

See main article: Somali Civil War (2009–present). This is a 2018 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

January

• January 5 - An African Union peacekeeper was killed, and two others were wounded in a landmine explosion in Buloburde District.^[1] Two men, including a prominent local traditional elder have been assassinated by suspected Al-Shabaab militants in Afgoye district in Lower Shabelle. Assailants shot and killed two civilians at Koodka neighborhood Mogadishu^[2]
• January 8 - At least two Somali soldiers were injured in a grenade attack on an army checkpoint outside Beledweyne, the regional capital of Hiran.^[3]
• January 9 - A bomb explosion in the heart of Mogadishu, the Somali capital has wounded at least three government soldiers aboard a military vehicle.^[4]
• January 11 - One civilian was killed and several were wounded after mortar rounds landed near the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu.^[5]
• January 14 - Five Somali soldiers were wounded when their military vehicle hit a landmine in Mogadishu.^[6] Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base north of the capital Mogadishu, killing at least two Somali government soldiers.^[7]
• January 23 - Four people have been killed and six others wounded in a remote-controlled improvised explosive device explosion near Mogadishu.^[8]
• January 27 - Al-Shabaab militants have shot and killed an assistant judge in Wanlaweyn district in Somalia's Southern Lower Shabelle region.^[9]
• January 29 - A Somali army colonel and three soldiers were killed following an attack on a convoy by Al-Shabaab militants in Bay region in Southern Somalia.^[10]
• January 30 - A roadside bomb hit a military vehicle carrying Puntland soldiers in the vicinity of Galgala hills of Bari region, killing at least one soldier, wounding 3 others.^[11]

February

• February 1 - A roadside bomb explosion killed at least three people and wounded two others in an area outside Mogadishu, the Somali capital.^{[12] [13]}
• February 4 - Four people have been killed and five others injured in a bomb explosion inside a house in the Somali capital Mogadishu.^{[14] [15] [16]}
• February 5 - Assailants have shot and killed a former district commissioner in Beledweyne, the regional capital of Hiran province in central Somalia.^[17]
• February 6 - Five soldiers were wounded in an overnight attack on a police station in Bosaso, the main commercial city of the northeastern semi-autonomous region of Puntland.^{[18] [19]} Two people were killed in an attack on a police station by Al-Shabaab militants in Jalalaqsi town in Hiran region of central Somalia.^[20] Three people were killed in separate shootings in Mogadishu by Al-Shabaab assassins.^[21]
• February 7 - A senior Somali military officer was assassinated in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.^[22] Five Somali soldiers were killed and four others wounded in a roadside explosion in Afgooye district in Lower Shabelle region.^[23]
• February 10 - Al-Shabaab militants attacked Afgooye town, about 30 km southwest of Mogadishu. Three civilians were injured in the attack.^[24]
• February 12 - Two Kenyans have been stabbed to death by Al-Shabaab fighters for allegedly spying for Somalia and Kenyan intelligence services in Qunyo Barrow town, Lower Shabelle region.^[25]
• February 15 - One person has been injured after an explosive device attached to his vehicle went off in Waberi district.^[26]
• February 16 - At least two Puntland soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb blast in Galgala Mountains of Bari region. Another was injured in the attack.^[27]
• February 23 - At least 45 people were killed and 36 others injured in two car bombings and subsequent gunfire in Mogadishu. Five attackers were also killed in the attack.^[28]

March

• March 1 - At least three people were killed and three others were wounded when a suicide car bomb blast targeted a security checkpoint in Sinka Dher on the outskirts of the Somali capital Mogadishu.^[29] Another three people were killed and two injured in a mortar attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu.^[30]
• March 2 - A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden minibus into a military camp in Afgooye, a district in Lower Shabelle region, killing at least 5 Somali soldiers and wounding several others. 6 other government soldiers died after a remote-controlled landmine targeted a convoy carrying injured soldiers from Afgooye to Mogadishu.^{[31] [32]} At least three Burundian soldiers of the African Union Mission to Somalia were killed in an Al-Shabaab attack near Jowhar, Somalia. Seven others were injured, four were still missing, and one armoured vehicle and four trucks were damaged during the attack.^[33]
• March 10 - At least four members of the Somali security force were killed and another injured in a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attack on the outskirts of Mogadishu.^[34]
• March 11 - Al-Shabaab assailants have shot and killed at least three people in Mogadishu, the Somali capital.^[35]
• March 12 - At least one soldier was killed and several others were wounded in Mogadishu in a shootout between Somali security forces and Al-Shabaab militants.^[36]
• March 14 - Two Puntland bomb disposal experts were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in the Galgala Mountains of Bari region.^[37]
• March 15 - Three people were killed and two others injured in a grenade attack in Bosaso, the commercial city of Somalia's northeastern Puntland region.^[38]
• March 22 - 18 people were killed and 22 others wounded in a car bomb explosion near a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu.^{[39] [40]}
• March 25 - At least four people were killed and ten others injured in a suicide car bomb attack near Somalia's parliament headquarters in Mogadishu.^{[41] [42]}
• March 27 - A Somali lawmaker was shot dead by Al-Shabaab assassins in her home in Mogadishu.^{[43] [44]}

September

• September 2 - A suicide bombing is carried out in Mogadishu by Al-Shabaab. The blast left 3 people dead.^[45]

See main article: 2 September 2018 Mogadishu bombings.

October

• 1 October - A suicide car bomber by the group Al-Shabaab struck an EU convoy carrying Italian soldiers in Mogadishu, killing 2 civilians and injuring at least 5.^{[46] [47]}
• 1 October - Islamic state attackers shot dead 3 Ethiopians and injured 4 in Bosaso town, the attackers fled the scene.^{[48] [49]}
• 9 October - Al-Shabaab executed 5 people by a firing squad, accused of spying for US and British intelligence forces near the town of Jilib.^{[50] [51]}

13 October - At least 16 people were killed and 50 were wounded when twin suicide bombings targeted a restaurant and a coffee shop in Baidoa. A grenade was also thrown into a nearby hotel.^{[52] [53] [54]}

See also

• Somali Civil War (2009–present)

Notes and References

1. News: Somalia: AU peacekeeper killed, 2 hurt in Hiran landmine. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
2. News: Somalia: 4 killed in separate shootings in Mogadishu and Afgoye. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
3. News: Somalia: Bomb blast in Mogadishu wounds soldiers. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
4. News: Somalia: Bomb blast in Mogadishu wounds soldiers. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
5. News: Somalia: One killed in Al-Shabab mortar attack on Palace. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
6. News: Somalia: Landmine wounds five Soldiers in Mogadishu. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
7. News: Somalia: Al-Shabab kills soldiers in attack on military base. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
8. News: Blast Near Mogadishu Kills 4, Including Child. Maruf. Harun. VOA. 2018-02-24. en.
9. News: Somalia: Gunmen Kill a Judge in Wanlaweyn District in Southern Somalia. 2018-01-28. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-02-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130134857/http://allafrica.com/stories/201801280039.html. 2018-01-30. dead.
10. News: Somalia: Army Colonel, 3 soldiers killed in Al-Shabab ambush. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
11. News: Somalia: Landmine kills 1 Puntland soldier outside Bosaso. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
12. News: Bomb attack in Somalia kills 3. 2018-02-02. Middle East Monitor. 2018-02-24. en-GB.
13. News: Somalia: Roadside bomb kills 3 outside Mogadishu. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
14. News: Somalia: At Least 4 Killed in IED Explosion in Mogadishu. 2018-02-05. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-02-24.
15. Web site: IED Maker Accidentally Blows Himself Up In Mogadishu – Halbeeg News. en.halbeeg.com. en-US. 2018-02-24.
16. News: Wararkii ugu dambeeyay Qarax ka dhacay Muqdisho. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. so-SO.
17. News: Somalia: Former District Commissioner killed in Beledweyne. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
18. News: Somalia: 4 injured in Al-Shabaab attack on Bosaso police station. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
19. News: Somalia: Al Shabaab Attacks Main Police Station in Bosaso, 5 Injured. 2018-02-07. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-02-24.
20. Web site: 2 killed in clashes with al-Shabaab militants in central Somalia. https://web.archive.org/web/20180206160810/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/06/c_136953898.htm. dead. February 6, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-02-24.
21. News: Somalia: Three killed in separate Mogadishu shootings. Garowe Online. 2018-02-24. en-US.
22. News: A Somali military official shot dead in Mogadishu — Shabelle. 2018-02-07. Shabelle. 2018-02-24. en-US.
23. Web site: Two Somalia soldiers killed in roadside blast. https://web.archive.org/web/20180208172703/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/08/c_136959928.htm. dead. February 8, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-02-24.
24. Web site: Somali forces foil al-Shabaab attack near capital. https://web.archive.org/web/20180211124708/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/11/c_136967359.htm. dead. February 11, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-02-24.
25. News: Two Kenyan al Shabaab fighters executed for spying for KDF. The Star, Kenya. 2018-02-24. en.
26. News: Somalia: Car Bomb Blast Heard in Mogadishu. 2018-02-16. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-02-24.
27. News: Roadside bomb blast kills Puntland soldiers in Galgala Mountains — Shabelle. 2018-02-16. Shabelle. 2018-02-24. en-US. 2018-02-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220012005/http://radioshabelle.com/roadside-bomb-blast-kills-puntland-soldiers-galgala-hills/. dead.
28. News: Death toll from Somalia blasts rises to 45: government official. 2018-02-24. Reuters. 2018-02-24.
29. Web site: Suicide attack outside Mogadishu kills 3 people. Anadolu Agency. 2018-03-03.
30. News: Mortar attack in Mogadishu kills three people: peacekeepers. 2018-03-02. Reuters. 2018-03-03.
31. News: Somalia: 5 AU soldiers among 16 killed in Al-Shabaab attacks. Garowe Online. 2018-03-03. en-US.
32. News: Al-Shabaab kills 11 in separate attacks in Somalia. 2018-03-03. en.
33. Web site: Three Burundian peacekeepers killed in Al-Shabaab ambush in Somalia. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303201724/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/03/c_137013624.htm. dead. March 3, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-03-10.
34. Web site: At least 4 killed in IED attack in Mogadishu. https://web.archive.org/web/20180311003753/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/11/c_137030159.htm. dead. March 11, 2018. www.xinhuanet.com. 2018-03-11.
35. News: Somalia: Three People Killed in Mogadishu. 2018-03-12. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-03-18.
36. News: Somalia: Somali Forces Clash With Al Shabaab in Mogadishu, 1 Dead. 2018-03-12. Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu). 2018-03-12.
37. Web site: Roadside bomb kills two Puntland disposal experts in Galgala Mountains - Puntland Mirror. puntlandmirror.net. en-US. 2018-03-18.
38. News: Several killed in Grenade attack in Bosaso city — Shabelle. 2018-03-16. Shabelle. 2018-03-18. en-US. 2018-03-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20180319131748/http://radioshabelle.com/several-killed-grenade-attack-bosaso-city/. dead.
39. Web site: Fourteen killed in explosion outside busy hotel in Somalia's capital. Angarukiremu. Gistin. 2018-03-23. www.ntv.co.ug. en. 2018-03-29.
40. Web site: Mogadishu bombing toll rises to 18. africatimes.com. en-US. 2018-03-29.
41. News: Car bomb kills 5, including driver, near parliament in Somalia capital Mogadishu. 2018-03-29. en.
42. News: Car bomb near Somalia's parliament kills at least four people. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/somalia-mogadishu-parliament-bombing-car-bomb-death-toll-terror-attack-al-shabab-a8273196.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. 2018-03-25. The Independent. 2018-03-29. en-GB.
43. News: Somalia: Lawmaker Fatally Shot in Mogadishu. Maruf. Harun. 2018-03-28. Voice of America (Washington, DC). 2018-03-29.
44. News: Somalia: Southwest State mourns MP killed in Mogadishu. Garowe Online. 2018-03-29. en-US.
45. News: At least 6 dead in car bombing in Somalia's capital . Omar Nor . Dakin Andone . 2018-09-02 . CNN . 2018-09-04.
46. News: 2 killed, 4 others injured in car bombing in Somali capital. https://web.archive.org/web/20181001182319/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-10/01/c_129964752.htm. dead. October 1, 2018. Xinhuanet.com. 2018-10-01.
47. News: Car bomb Targets Italian Convoy killing 2. Garoweonline.com. 2018-10-01.
48. News: Somalia: ISIL claims killing of 2 foreigners in Bosaso. mareeg.com. 2018-10-02.
49. News: Somalia: ISIL claims attack in Bosaso that killed 3 Ethiopians. www.garoweonline.com. 2018-10-02.
50. News: Al-Shabab Executes 5 Accused of Spying. www.voanews.com. 2018-10-09.
51. News: Al-Shabaab: Somali jihadist group claims to have executed British spy by firing squad. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/al-shabaab-uk-spy-execute-somalia-mi6-us-agent-firing-squad-killed-a8576981.html . 2022-05-01 . subscription . live. www.independent.co.uk. 2018-10-09.
52. News: At least 11 dead in suicide bombing in Somalia's Baidoa. www.washingtonpost.com. 2018-10-13.
53. News: At least 16 dead in Somalia suicide bombings: police. www.yahoo.com. 2018-10-13.
54. News: Somalia: Double suicide bombing in Baidoa kills civilians. www.aljazeera.com. 2018-10-13.