2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War explained

See main article: Somali Civil War (2009–present). This is a 2023 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

January

• 4 January: Mahas bombings.^[1]

April

• 11 April - Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres arrives in Mogadishu for talks on war aid.^[2]
• 22 April - 21 are killed in Masagaway District.^[3]

May

• 4 May - Somali government reports a 70% decrease in al-Shabab attacks.^[4]
• 26 May - Battle of Buulo Mareer, al-Shabaab attack on Ugandan forces.

June

• 10 June - 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack.^[5]

July

• 24 July - at least 30 Somali Army soldiers were killed and many others were wounded after an al-Shabaab militant suicide bombed an army training camp in Mogadishu.^[6]

August

• 26 August - at least 13 al-Shabaab militants were killed in an American airstrike in the vicinity of Seiera, approximately 45 kilometers northwest of Kismayo.^[7]

September

• 29 September - an al-Shabaab suicide bomber blew himself up in a tea shop in Mogadishu; at least seven people died.^[8]

October

• 4 October - at least 20 Somali Army soldiers were killed in fighting with al-Shabaab militants in an area of Galmudug state known as Shabelow forest.^[9]

References

1. News: 2023-01-04 . Somalia car bombs: Family of nine killed in Hiraan attack . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-05-07.
2. Web site: 2023-04-11 . UN chief sounds alarm on Somalia's 'massive' need for aid . 2023-05-07 . France 24 . en.
3. Web site: 2023-04-22 . At least 21 killed as Somalia battles jihadis in remote area . 2023-05-07 . thestar.com . en.
4. Web site: Somali government reports a 70% decrease in al-Shabab attacks . 2023-05-07 . www.hiiraan.com . en-US.
5. News: 2023-06-10 . Pearl Beach hotel: Islamists kill nine in Somalia attack . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-06-10.
6. Web site: Suicide bomber kills at least 30 soldiers in Somali capital -military sources. Reuters. 24 July 2023.
7. Web site: Somalia: US Airstrike Kills 13 Al-Shabab Militants. AllAfrica.com. 28 August 2023.
8. News: Suicide attack on tea shop in Somalia capital kills at least seven . www.aljazeera.com . . en.
9. News: At Least 20 Pro-Govt Somali Fighters Killed Battling Al-Shabaab. The Defense Post. en.