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10 January – Al-Shabaab insurgents capture a United Nations helicopter carrying seven people, killing one person and abducting five others, while the seventh person is missing. The helicopter had landed in al-Shabaab controlled territory after encountering "a defect" shortly after takeoff from Beledweyne, Hiran.[2]
25 January — Prominent figures, including Federal President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Presidents of Southwest, Galmudug, and Hirshabelle States, participate in the inauguration of Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni.[4]
At least six people, including both combatants and civilians are killed following clashes near administrative stations in Beledweyne between forces loyal to Hirshabelle State and Hiraan State.[9]
2024 Mogadishu YSL Hotel attack and siege - An al-Shabaab member blows himself up outside a hotel in Mogadishu, killing three guards and two security forces. Six gunmen then storm the hotel in 13-hour siege, leading to a gunfight with the army in which three soldiers and the six attackers are killed. Twenty-seven people are wounded.[10]
18 March — Turkish drones hit the Jaffey farm, about three kilometers west of Bagdad village in the Lower Shabelle, killing more than 22 people and injuring 21, including many children.[11]
22 March — Al-Shabaab militants storm a military base in Busley, near Mogadishu, killing seven soldiers, including the commander, and ten militants. The attack involves suicide car bombs and the seizure of military vehicles.[12]
31 March — Puntland withdraws its recognition of the federal government due to a constitutional crisis caused by the federal parliament's adoption of changes to a disputed provisional constitution without consulting Puntland, under which the President and Government were originally elected.[13][14]
3 April — Following Puntland's declaration of self-autonomy, Ambassador Mesganu Arga of Ethiopia welcomes a senior ministerial delegation led by Puntland’s Minister of Finance on enhancing trade, investment, energy cooperation, and joint infrastructure projects to strengthen bilateral ties.[16]
4 April:
Al-Shabaab militants recapture Daaru-Nimca village in Middle Shabelle without resistance after Somali troops withdraw.[17]
The federal government orders the expulsion of Ethiopian Ambassador Mesganu Arga and the closure of Ethiopia’s consulates in Somaliland and Puntland, citing Ethiopian interference in Somalia’s internal affairs.[18]
5 April — Puntland and Somaliland reject the Federal Government's order to close the Ethiopian consulate.[19]
6 April — Al-Shabaab carries out a suicide vehicle attack on a NISA base, followed by gun attacks on three checkpoints and a security office in Balcad district of Hirshabelle State, near Mogadishu, before retreating.[20]
A clan clash between Abudwak and Herale results in one of the worst incidents in recent years of the Somali Civil War, leaving over 50 people dead and more than 60 injured in the Galguduud region.[31]
10 June: At least 55 people are killed and 155 others are injured in fighting between the Dir and Marehan clans in central Somalia.[32]
15 June — Al-Shabaab bombs a pickup truck carrying Major General Mohamed Dheere, commander of the 8th battalion of Sector 60 in Southwest State using IEDs in Ideeda, killing Dheere, a lieutenant, and other soldiers.[33]
23 June — At least two children die from drowning, 11 houses collapse, and roads are washed out following heavy rain and flash floods in Mogadishu that affect 325 families.[34]
30 June — Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for a suicide car bombing targeting a Somali military camp near central Beledweyne that kills four people.[36]
8 July — Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for a roadside bomb attack in El-Werigow village, approximately 70 kilometers southwest of Mogadishu. The attack results in the death of a Ugandan military officer and injures six other soldiers.[37]
13 July — Five suspected members of Al-Shabaab detained at the main prison of Mogadishu are killed in an attempted jailbreak along with three members of the security forces. Twenty-one others are injured.[38]
15 July — In Abudwak, twelve people, including two soldiers, were killed in a clash between NISA soldiers and local militias over two truckloads of weapons that were illegally brought from Ethiopia.[40]
22 July — At least 35 soldiers and over 80 Al-Shabaab fighters are killed after Al-Shabaab attempts to take three army bases. The Somali National Army safely disposes four car bombs around 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Kismayo, near the village of Buulo-Xaaji.[41]
2 August — At least 38 people are killed and more than 212 others are injured after Al-Shabaab launches an attack near the Beach View Hotel on Lido Beach in Mogadishu.[42]
21 August – An Al-Shabaab suicide car bomber blows himself up near a security checkpoint on the Mogadishu–Afgoye highway, killing five security officers and four civilians. Several others are injured.[46]
27 August – The first batch of Egyptian military officers and equipment arrive in Mogadishu, marking the initial phase of a significant deployment that will see up to ten thousand Egyptian soldiers stationed in Somalia.[47]
28 August – At least nine people are killed in fighting between SSC-Khatumo forces and Somaliland soldiers near the town of Goof, close to Erigavo in the southeastern part of the Sanaag region.[48]
31 August – Al-Shabaab bombs several businesses in the Tabelaha Sheikh Ibrahim neighborhood of Garas Baley, Mogadishu, targeting shops that had complied with the government's directive to install CCTV cameras.[49]
14 September – At least five people are killed and eight others are injured in two bomb attacks in the Kaxda District of Mogadishu.[50]
21 September – A military helicopter carrying international peacekeepers crashes near Mogadishu on its way to Baledogle Airfield. No fatalities are reported.[51]
28 September – At least six people are killed and ten others in a car bombing outside a restaurant in Mogadishu.[52]
17 October – At least seven people are killed and six others are injured in a suicide bombing on a cafe outside the General Kaahiye Police Academy in Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.[53]
29 October – Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the killing of six businessmen over the installation of CCTV cameras in Yaqshid District, Mogadishu.[55]
3 November – Jubaland invites Members of Parliament from the state to come to Kismayo for discussions, after rising tensions between Jubaland and the federal government, and the resignations of State Minister of Planning, Abdirashid Jire and a Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Education.[57]
19 November – The Supreme Court of Jubaland swears in 75 new MPs approved by traditional leaders. The regional election committee schedules the speaker of the parliament to November 22 and sets November 25 as the date for the Jubaland presidential election.[59]
23 November – The government of Puntland issues a presidential decree prohibiting the use of unregistered private SIM cards and the online betting site 1xbet in order to regulate gambling and address security concerns.[60]
24 November – Two boats carrying Somali migrants capsize in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Madagascar, killing 25 passengers.[61]
28 November – A judge in Jubaland issues an arrest warrant against federal president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on charges of treason, inciting a civil war, and organizing an armed uprising to disrupt the constitutional order. In response, the federal government issues an arrest warrant against Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe for treason and revealing classified information to foreign entities.[63]
24 December – The federal government imposes a flight ban on Jubaland, particularly affecting the cities of Kismayo and Doolow. The ban is initiated amid ongoing political tensions and military engagements after Jubaland forces reportedly defeated the Somali military in several locations, including Ras Kamboni, Kulbiyow, and Dolow.[68]
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