219 notable events in Somalia — wars, terror attacks and bombings. Page 1 of 3.
- Somaliland
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
Oct 3, 1993–Oct 4, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Somali Civil War
from Jan 26, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Jan 1, 2000 · War & armed conflict
- Lufthansa Flight 181
Oct 13, 1977–Oct 18, 1977 · Kidnapping & hostage
- Maersk Alabama hijacking
Apr 8, 2009–Apr 12, 2009 · Kidnapping & hostage
- MS Achille Lauro
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- Operation Gothic Serpent
Aug 22, 1993–Oct 13, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
from Jan 31, 2009 · War & armed conflict
- Jubaland
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Achille Lauro hijacking
Oct 7, 1985 · Aviation accident
- Isaaq genocide
1987–1989 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- United Nations Operation in Somalia II
Mar 1993–Mar 28, 1995 · War & armed conflict
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
from May 28, 2023 · Crisis
- Islamic Courts Union
date unknown · Crime & justice
- Daallo Airlines Flight 159
Feb 2, 2016 · Bombing & explosion
- Abyssinia Crisis
Dec 5, 1934 · Crisis
- Unified Task Force
Dec 5, 1992–May 4, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Somalia affair
date unknown · Scandal & controversy
- Galmudug
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Islamic State – Somalia Province
date unknown · Terrorism
- United States intervention in Somalia
Jan 7, 2007 · Attack (other)
- Somali Rebellion
Apr 10, 1978–Jan 26, 1991 · War & armed conflict
- Bloody Monday raid
Jul 12, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
from Oct 7, 2002 · War & armed conflict
- Abdirashid Shermarke
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Somaliland campaign
1900–1920 · War & armed conflict
- African Union Mission to Somalia
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Dai Hong Dan incident
Oct 29, 2007 · War & armed conflict
- 2011 East Africa drought
Jul 2011–Feb 2012 · Natural disaster
- United Nations Operation in Somalia I
Apr 1, 1992–Mar 1, 1993 · War & armed conflict
- Operation Linda Nchi
from Oct 16, 2011 · War & armed conflict
- 1992 famine in Somalia
Dec 1991–Dec 1992 · Natural disaster
- Puntland–Somaliland dispute
from 1998 · War & armed conflict
- Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
Jan 11, 2013 · War & armed conflict
- 14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
Oct 14, 2017 · Terrorism
- Jubaland crisis
from Dec 11, 2024 · War & armed conflict
- Baledogle Airfield
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 1969 Somali coup d'état
Oct 21, 1969 · War & armed conflict
- Las Anod conflict (2023)
Feb 6, 2023–Aug 28, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- MV Moscow University hijacking
May 5, 2010–May 6, 2010 · Aviation accident
- German submarine U-852
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Insurgency in Ogaden
1994–2018 · Riot & unrest
- 2025 Southern Somalia offensive
from Feb 20, 2025 · War & armed conflict
- Ual-Ual Incident
Dec 5, 1934 · War & armed conflict
- MV Hansa Stavanger
date unknown · Maritime disaster
- 2017 raid on Barii
May 5, 2017 · War & armed conflict
- Foreign hostages in Somalia
date unknown · Kidnapping & hostage
- Battle of Kismayo (2012)
Sep 25, 2012–Oct 1, 2012 · War & armed conflict
- Danab Brigade
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 1978 Somali coup attempt
Apr 9, 1978 · War & armed conflict
- African Union Transition Mission in Somalia
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Somali Airlines Flight 40
Jul 20, 1981 · Aviation accident
- MV Sinar Kudus hijacking
May 1, 2011 · Aviation accident
- Attempted assassination of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Mar 18, 2025 · Murder & homicide
- Battle of Mogadishu (2006)
May 7, 2006–Jul 11, 2006 · War & armed conflict
- 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive
May 2006–Dec 28, 2006 · War & armed conflict
- 1961 revolt in Somalia
Dec 1961 · Riot & unrest
- Battle of Mogadishu (2009)
May 7, 2009–Oct 1, 2009 · War & armed conflict
- 2007 TransAVIAexport Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 crash
Mar 23, 2007 · Aviation accident
- Carré d'As IV incident
Sep 2, 2008–Sep 15, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- 2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings
Oct 29, 2022 · Bombing & explosion
- Operation Provide Relief
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- Qandala campaign
Dec 18, 2016 · Terrorism
- Battle of El Adde
Jan 15, 2016 · War & armed conflict
- Operation Indian Ocean
Aug 16, 2014–May 23, 2015 · War & armed conflict
- Cetraro shipwreck case
date unknown
- Chief of Defence Force (Somalia)
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 2024 Lido Beach attack
Aug 2, 2024 · Terrorism
- 2025 Mogadishu military base bombing
May 18, 2025 · Terrorism
- Disappearance of Ikran Tahlil Farah
Jun 26, 2021 · Disappearance
- December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
Dec 28, 2019 · Terrorism
- Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre
Apr 20, 2008 · Massacre
- Mogadishu riots of July 1989
Jul 14, 1989 · Terrorism
- 2020 African Express Airways Embraer EMB 120 crash
May 4, 2020 · Aviation accident
- Top Coffee bombing
Jul 14, 2024 · Bombing & explosion
- 2007–2008 Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
Jun 2007 · War & armed conflict
- 1963–1965 Ogaden rebellion
Jun 13, 1963–1965 · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Bargal (2007)
May 31, 2007–Jun 3, 2007 · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Buulo Mareer
May 26, 2023 · War & armed conflict
- 2009 Baraawe raid
Sep 14, 2009 · War & armed conflict
- Awdal State Movement
date unknown · War & armed conflict
- 1922 Burao tax revolt
Mar 1, 1922 · War & armed conflict
- Ethnic cleansing of the Rahanweyn
Jan 1, 1991–Jan 1, 1995 · Genocide & ethnic violence
- Jazeera Palace Hotel bombing
Jul 26, 2015 · Bombing & explosion
- 1945 Sheikh Bashir rebellion
Jul 2, 1945–Jul 7, 1945 · War & armed conflict
- Dhusamareb airstrike
May 1, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- Battle of Leego (2015)
Jun 26, 2015 · War & armed conflict
- 1993 UN killings of Somali protestors
Jun 13, 1993 · Massacre
- Muna Hotel attack
Aug 24, 2010 · Terrorism
- 2009 Hotel Shamo bombing
Dec 3, 2009 · Terrorism
- Battle of Kulbiyow
Jan 27, 2017 · War & armed conflict
- Galgala campaign
Oct 1, 2014 · Terrorism
- 2011 Mogadishu bombing
Oct 4, 2011 · Terrorism
- Hayat Hotel attack
Aug 19, 2022 · Terrorism
- 2025 Beledweyne hotel attack
Mar 11, 2025–Mar 12, 2025 · Terrorism
- Battle of Kismayo (2008)
Aug 20, 2008–Aug 22, 2008 · War & armed conflict
- 2008 Hargeisa–Bosaso bombings
Oct 29, 2008 · Terrorism
- March 2022 Somalia attacks
Mar 23, 2022 · Terrorism