2022 timeline of the Somali Civil War explained

See main article: Somali Civil War (2009–present). This is a 2022 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

January–March

• 19 February: An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills 14 people at a restaurant in Beledweyne.^[1]
• 23 March: Al-Shabaab jihadists carry out a series of four coordinated attacks in Mogadishu and Beledweyne, killing at least 60 people.^{[2] [3]}

April–June

• 22 April: An al-Shabaab suicide bomber kills six people at a seafood restaurant frequented by politicians in Lido Beach, Mogadishu.^[4]

July–September

• 20–25 July: Hundreds of al-Shabaab insurgents invade Ethiopia, advancing up to 150km (90miles) into Ethiopian territory before being defeated.^{[5] [6]}
• 19–21 August: Al-Shabaab suicide bombers and gunmen attack a hotel in Mogadishu, killing 21 people and taking hostages.^[7]

October–December

• 3 October: October 2022 Beledweyne bombings
• 23 October: 2022 Kismayo hotel attack
• 29 October: October 2022 Mogadishu bombings: a twin car bombing in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab kills 121 people.^[8]
• 27 November - November 2022 Mogadishu attack
• 5 December: Somali forces and allied militias seized Adan Yabal from Al-Shabaab.^[9]

Notes and References

1. News: 2022-02-19 . At least 13 people killed by suicide blast in central Somalia . en . Reuters . 2022-03-28.
2. News: 2022-03-24 . Death toll from twin Somalia bombings rises to 48: regional leader . en . Reuters . 2022-03-28.
3. Web site: Somalia: Five dead in attack on military base near airport . 2022-04-20 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
4. News: 2022-04-22 . Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-04-23.
5. Web site: Why Did Al-Shabab Attack Inside Ethiopia? . Harun Maruf . VOA . 26 July 2022 . 30 July 2022.
6. Web site: Puzzles deepen in the context of Shabaab’s attempted Ethiopian invasion . Caleb Weiss . Ryan O'Farrell . Long War Journal . 28 July 2022 . 30 July 2022.
7. News: Faruk . Omar . 20 August 2022 . Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead . . live . 20 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220820133311/https://apnews.com/article/africa-explosions-somalia-mogadishu-al-shabab-973890d612dd85ab816329dc189769b8 . 20 August 2022.
8. Web site: ‘Scores of casualties’ after twin blasts in Somalia’s capital . 2022-10-30 . www.aljazeera.com . en.
9. Web site: Sheikh . Abdi . Hassan . Abdiqani . Somali forces, clan militias capture major town from al Shabaab . Reuters . Reuters . 19 January 2023.