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2024 timeline of the Somali Civil War

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This is a 2024 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).

January

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  • 10 January - A UN helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing within territory controlled by Al-Shabaab after being struck by an unidentified object. Al Shabaab members then burned the helicopter and seized most of the crew of nine people. One person was killed and two others were unaccounted for after the incident.[1]
  • 11 January - Al-Shabaab launched several mortar rounds into the Aden Adde International Airport, killing a Ugandan UN Guard Unit soldier.[2]
  • 16 January - Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Mogadishu that killed three people and injured two others.[3]
  • 21 January - The US carried out strikes northeast of Kismayo, killing three Al-Shabaab militants.[4]
  • 24 January - An airstrike conducted by Somali military forces in Galhareri killed at least 20 Al-Shabaab militants.[5]

February

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  • 4 February - Seven people, including six Ethiopians, were killed in a suspected Al-Shabaab shooting in Beled Hawo.[6]
  • 6 February:
  • 7 February - A suicide bombing targeting a security checkpoint in Afgooye killed three people and injured ten others.[9]
  • 11 February - Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for an attack on a training mission in the General Gordon Military Base, Mogadishu which resulted in the death of four Emirati troops and one Bahraini military officer.[10]

March

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April

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  • 15 April - Five Al-shabaab militants were killed in an operation by SNA in Bulaburte and Halgan districts of Hiiraan region.[11]
  • 26 April - Somali National Army killed about thirty Al-shabaab militants in operations in Mudug region of Somalia.[12]

May

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  • 16 May- Somali National Army killed about 9 and wounded 10 other Al-Shabaab militants in separate operations in Galgadud and Middle Shabelle regions.[13]
  • 31 May- An US airstrike in an ISIS hideout killed about 3 ISIS militants in Dhaardaar, Southeast of Bosaso, Somalia.[14] It was reported that Abdul Qadir Mumin the leader of Islamic State in Somalia was targeted in the airstrike and is presumed to be dead but not confirmed.[15]

June

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  • 26 June — An operation by SNA killed about Seven Al-shabaab militants in Ali-Adhole area near Eldher district in Galmudug State.[16]

July

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August

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September

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  • 5 September – Several people were injured after six rounds of mortars fell into Aden Adde Airport and Halane Camp the residences of the ATMIS and foreign embassies.[32]
  • 14 September – At least five people were killed and eight others were injured in a series of roadside explosions in Kahda District, Mogadishu. The local government blames the Al-Shabaab due to its frequent targeting of civilians.[33]
  • 18 September – SNA along with the help of local militias captured an Al-Shabaab stronghold in Mudug region.[34]
  • 25 September – Atleast 10 Al-Shabaab militants were killed in an operation by Security forces in Janaay Abdalla village near Kismayo.[35]
  • 28 September:
    • At least six people are killed and ten others are injured when a car bomb explodes outside a restaurant in Mogadishu.[36]
    • One person was killed and three other civilians were injured after An IED bomb was planted in a livestock market in Jowhar town of Middle Shabelle region.[37]

October

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November

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References

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