2023_timeline_of_the_Somali_Civil_War

2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War

2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War

Somali civil war

Main article: Somali Civil War (2009–present)

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

January

April

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

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

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

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