13 January –China announces the rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel carrying 18 crew members that was hijacked in December off the coast ofHafun District,Puntland.[3]
11 February —Islamic State militants attack a military base inTogga Jacel, Puntland, leaving 27 Puntland soldiers and more than 70 militants dead.[7]
17 February — A second Yemeni fishing vessel is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl.[8] The vessel is abandoned by the hijackers on 22 February, leaving its crew unharmed.[9]
Somali forces regain control ofBalad after Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack, detonating roadside bombs and briefly seizing the town.[13]
Villa Somalia security guards open fire on civilians atLido Beach in Mogadishu while attempting to clear the beach ahead of a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, killing a teenage boy and wounding several others.[14]
13 March – TheNugaal regional first instance court convicts a security guard and sentences him to four years in prison and a $1,500 fine for assaulting an eight-year-oldYemeni refugee child inGarowe.[18]
16 March:
A third Yemeni fishing vessel is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl.[19]
30 April — Somalia imposes an entry ban on Taiwanese nationals due to Taiwan opening "unauthorized offices", prompting a reciprocal response by Taiwan on Somali nationals.[25]
Al-Shabaab claims that it had overrun a military installation, killed several soldiers, and seized weapons and military equipment following clashes with theSomali National Army nearBaidoa.[32]
TheUnited Nations formally removes Somalia from its annual register of nations that enlist and deploychild soldiers. The country had been included on the register since 2007, owing to consistent reports of child recruitment bySomali Armed Forces and associatedmilitias.[33]
1–8 August – U.S. forces conduct a series of five airstrikes againstal-Shabab nearBariire, supporting Somali andAfrican Union ground operations to recapture the town from the militants.[39]
15 September – The federal government launches its first National Counter-IED Strategy.[42]
16 September – Four TikTokers are arrested for insulting PresidentHassan Sheikh Mohamud in a dance video that altered lyrics of his2022 campaign song.[43]
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