Events in the year 2023 in Somalia.

2023
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Somalia

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Incumbents

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Events

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Ongoing – Somali Civil War (2009–present) (2023 timeline of the Somali Civil War); COVID-19 pandemic in Somalia

January

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March

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June

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  • 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.[14]
    • 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.[15]
  • 20 June
    • Brig-Gen Mohydin is appointed as the Chief of the defense force Somali National Army (SNA), replacing Maj- Gen Odowa Yusuf Rage.[16]
    • 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.[17]

July

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August

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  • 1 August – Nasra Ali Abukar, 18, a Somali female university student known for her participation in the 100-meter race at the XXXI FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China, where she came last. Her remarkably poor result and perceived lack of athleticism caused international outrage and accusations of nepotism when she was found out to have family ties with the chair of the Somali Athletics Committee.[19]
  • 11 August – Twenty soldiers including the leader of the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) were killed and several others injured after a war broke out between Somaliland forces and the Gacan Libah paramilitary forces in the northwestern region.[20]

September

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October

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  • 19 October – Khatumo is reestablished as one of the federal states of Somalia by the Somali government.[22]

November

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  • 6 November – 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.[23][24]

December

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "35 dead as twin bomb blasts hit Somalia". Arab News. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Armed fighters kill six during village raid in Somalia". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  3. ^ "At least 20 killed in an Al-Shabab attack in Somalia' Middle Shabelle region". hornobserver.com. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Somalia claims capture of key port town from al-Shabab". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  5. ^ Hassan, Abdiqani (16 January 2023). "Somalia says it has seized key port town from al Shabaab". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Al Shabaab kills seven soldiers in attack on military base". Reuters. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Somali Forces End Al-Shabab Siege on Mogadishu Mayor's Office". VOA. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. ^ "U.S. raid in Somalia kills a senior ISIS leader, 10 ISIS fighters". NBC News. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Somali army kills 30 al-Shabab fighters in southern region-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Somali Army Kills 67 al-Shabab Militants, Seizes Explosives". VOA. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Somalia Holds 'Historic' Regional Elections". Voice of America. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Al-Shabab killed 54 Ugandan soldiers in Somalia, says Museveni". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Somalia says it will revert to direct vote for officials starting next year". Reuters. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Nine killed, 10 wounded in Somalia hotel siege: Police". Al Arabiya English. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Old bomb kills at least 27 people, mostly children in Somalia". CNN.
  16. ^ "Somali replaces army chief amid Al Shabaab resurgence". The East African.
  17. ^ "Dozens killed in Somalia's Puntland after parliament debate". Al Jazeera.
  18. ^ "4 killed as al-Shabaab captures military base in southern Somalia-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  19. ^ Sampson, Eve (3 August 2023). "Snail-paced 100-meter dash by Somali runner raises questions". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Jabhadda Gacan Libaax oo diiday go'aamadi guddiga Habar-jeclo". Garowe Online. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  21. ^ "At least 20 people killed in suicide car bombing in central Somalia-Xinhua". english.news.cn. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  22. ^ Abdulrasheed, Nasiru Eneji (19 October 2023). "Federal Government of Somalia Recognizes SSC-Khatumo as a Federal State". BNN Breaking. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  23. ^ "40 people dead in Kenya and Somalia as heavy rains and flash floods displace thousands". AP News. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  24. ^ "Death toll in Somalia flooding rises to 53 people; over half a million displaced". Garowe Online. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Somalia joins East African Community trade bloc". Mshale. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  26. ^ "UN Security Council lifts arms embargo on Somalia government". Reuters. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  27. ^ "A British sea monitoring agency says another vessel has been hijacked near Somalia". AP News. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Booliska Muqdisho oo ka hadlay weerarada shirkadda Hormuud". Voice of America (in Somali). 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  29. ^ "US military kills senior Islamic State official in Somalia". AP NEWS. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  30. ^ "Senior politician Dr. Ismail Mohamud Hurre Buba passes away in Turkey". www.horndiplomat.com. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  31. ^ "Abwaan Jaamac Kadiye oo lagu aasay Laascaanood". VOA (in Somali). 17 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  32. ^ Abdullahi, Abdiqani (21 December 2023). "A Farewell to Khadijo Mohamed Diriye: A Somali Leader and a Role Model for Women". Somali National News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2023.