2023 in Somalia
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Events in the year 2023 in Somalia.
Incumbents[edit]
- President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- Prime Minister: Hamza Abdi Barre
- Speaker of the House: Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
Events[edit]
Ongoing – Somali Civil War (2009–present) (2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War); COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia
January[edit]
- 4 January – Mahas bombings: 35 people are killed and many others wounded by al-Shabaab jihadists in a double car bombing in Mahas District, Hiran.[1]
- 6 January –
- Al-Shabaab gunmen storm a village in Hirshabelle State, killing at least six people. The village was captured from al-Shabab the previous week.[2]
- At least 20 people are killed and many more injured during an ambush by al-Shabaab insurgents at a government base at the Hilowle Gaab village.[3]
- 16 January –
- The Somali Armed Forces claim it recaptured the port town of Harardhere from Al-Shabaab militants.[4]
- According to a Puntland officer, Somali forces allied with regional militias also took the town of El Dhere.[5]
- 17 January – Seven soldiers, including a commander, are killed when al-Shabaab terrorists attack a base in Hawadley with a suicide car bomb and gunmen.[6]
- 26 January – A U.S. military raid in northern Somalia kills senior Islamic State member Bilal al-Sudani and ten other insurgents. No U.S. military casualties are reported in the operation, which was ordered by U.S. President Joe Biden.[7]
March[edit]
- 21 March – The Somali National Army and pro-government militants kill 30 al-Shabaab jihadists and injure many others while defending a military base in the south of the country.[8]
May[edit]
- 2 May – Somali forces kill 67 al-Shabaab militants and seize many weapons in a continuation of offensives against the group in the Mudug region.[9]
- 26 May – Fifty-four Ugandan soldiers are killed after Al-Shabaab gunmen storm an AMISOM base in Bulomarer.[10]
- 28 May – Somalia announces that beginning next year, the country will change to a presidential system and elect officials by direct vote, ending more than three decades of indirect voting where lawmakers elected the country's leaders with the approval of clan and elderly leaders.[11]
June[edit]
- 10 June-
- 2023 Mogadishu hotel attack: Six civilians and three soldiers are killed and ten others are injured by al-Shabaab at a hotel in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. All seven attackers are also killed.[12]
- At least 27 people died, most children, and 53 were injured after remnants of an old bomb exploded in the Murale village in the Janaale area of the eastern Lower Shabelle region.[13]
- June 20- Brig-Gen Mohydin is appointed as the Chief of the defense force Somali National Army (SNA), replacing Maj- Gen Odowa Yusuf Rage.[14]
- June 20 – At least 26 people died, 16 of them soldiers, and 30 others wounded after heavy fighting broke out in Puntland. This is after the Puntland parliament voted for a one-man-one vote election with multiple political parties.[15]
July[edit]
- July 13 – Four people are killed in Jubaland, Somalia, as al-Shabaab is confirmed as having captured a military base in the area which had been handed to Somalia by the Kenyan military on June 29.[16]
September[edit]
- September 23 – 2023 Beledweyne bombing: At least 20 people are killed in a suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Beledweyne, Hiran.[17]
October[edit]
- October 19 – Khatumo is reestablished as one of the federal states of Somalia by the Somali government.[18]
November[edit]
- November 6 – At least 53 people in Somalia are killed during floods caused by significant rainfall. Thousands of homes, bridges and roads are destroyed and over half a million are displaced.[19][20]
Deaths[edit]
- 26 January – Bilal al-Sudani, terrorist.[21]
- 5 April – Ismail Mahmud Hurre, 80, politician, minister of foreign affairs (2000–2002, 2006–2007).[22]
- On 16 August, Somali traditional poet Abwan Jama Kadiye has died in a tragic incident that generated significant attention and concern. Reports suggested that he was a victim of indiscriminate mortar shelling in the vicinity of Goja Adde. While there have been claims attributing this incident to Somaliland, it's important to note that Somaliland has denied any involvement in these allegations.[23]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "35 dead as twin bomb blasts hit Somalia". Arab News. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "Armed fighters kill six during village raid in Somalia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "At least 20 killed in an Al-Shabab attack in Somalia' Middle Shabelle region". hornobserver.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Somalia claims capture of key port town from al-Shabab". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Hassan, Abdiqani (16 January 2023). "Somalia says it has seized key port town from al Shabaab". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base". Reuters. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "U.S. raid in Somalia kills a senior ISIS leader, 10 ISIS fighters". NBC News. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Somali army kills 30 al-Shabab fighters in southern region-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Somali Army Kills 67 al-Shabab Militants, Seizes Explosives". VOA. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Somalia says it will revert to direct vote for officials starting next year". Reuters. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Nine killed, 10 wounded in Somalia hotel siege: Police". Al Arabiya English. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Old bomb kills at least 27 people, mostly children in Somalia". CNN.
- ^ "Somali replaces army chief amid Al Shabaab resurgence". The East African.
- ^ "Dozens killed in Somalia's Puntland after parliament debate". Al Jazeera.
- ^ "4 killed as al-Shabaab captures military base in southern Somalia-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "At least 20 people killed in suicide car bombing in central Somalia-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ Abdulrasheed, Nasiru Eneji (19 October 2023). "Federal Government of Somalia Recognizes SSC-Khatumo as a Federal State". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "40 people dead in Kenya and Somalia as heavy rains and flash floods displace thousands". AP News. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ "Death toll in Somalia flooding rises to 53 people; over half a million displaced". Garowe Online. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia". AP NEWS. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Senior politician Dr. Ismail Mohamud Hurre Buba passes away in Turkey". www.horndiplomat.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Abwaan Jaamac Kadiye oo lagu aasay Laascaanood". VOA (in Somali). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
