- 1580s Ajuran–Portuguese wars
- June 10, 1940 C.E. – November 27, 1941 C.E. World War II
- June 10, 1940 C.E. – May 2, 1945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre
- June 10, 1940 C.E. – November 27, 1941 C.E. East African Campaign
- August 3, 1940 C.E. – August 19, 1940 C.E. Italian conquest of British Somaliland
- June 10, 1940 C.E. – November 27, 1941 C.E. East African Campaign
- June 10, 1940 C.E. – May 2, 1945 C.E. Mediterranean and Middle East theatre
- July 13, 1977 C.E. – March 15, 1978 C.E. Ethio—Somali War
- April 6, 1981 C.E. - May 18, 1991 C.E. Somaliland War of Independence
- June 1982 C.E. – August 1982 C.E. Ethiopian–Somali Border War
- January 26, 1991 C.E. – ongoing Somali Civil War
- 1986 C.E. – 1991 C.E. Somali Rebellion
- December 9, 1992 C.E. – May 4, 1993 C.E. Unified Task Force
- August 22, 1993 C.E. – October 13, 1993 C.E. Operation Gothic Serpent
- October 3, 1993 C.E. – October 4, 1993 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- January 26, 1991 C.E. – ongoing Somali Civil War
- June 4, 2006 C.E. – December 20, 2006 C.E. Advance of the Islamic Courts Union
- May 7, 2006 C.E. – July 11, 2006 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- December 20, 2006 C.E. – January 30, 2009 C.E. War in Somalia
- June 4, 2006 C.E. – December 20, 2006 C.E. Advance of the Islamic Courts Union
- December 20, 2006 C.E. – December 26, 2006 C.E. Battle of Baidoa
- December 23, 2006 C.E. – December 25, 2006 C.E. Battle of Bandiradley
- December 24, 2006 C.E. – December 25, 2006 C.E. Battle of Beledweyne
- December 27, 2006 C.E. Battle of Jowhar
- December 28, 2006 C.E. Fall of Mogadishu
- December 31, 2006 C.E. – January 1, 2007 C.E. Battle of Jilib
- January 1, 2007 C.E. Fall of Kismayo
- January 5, 2007 C.E. – January 12, 2007 C.E. Battle of Ras Kamboni
- March 21, 2007 C.E. – April 26, 2007 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- May 31, 2007 C.E. – June 3, 2007 C.E. Battle of Bargal
- November 8, 2007 C.E. – November 16, 2007 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- April 19, 2008 C.E. – April 20, 2008 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- July 1, 2008 C.E. – July 26, 2008 C.E. Battle of Beledweyne
- July 8, 2008 C.E. – January 26, 2009 C.E. Siege of Baidoa
- August 20, 2008 C.E. – August 22, 2008 C.E. Battle of Kismayo
- Piracy in Somalia
- March 18, 2006 C.E. Action
- June 3, 2007 C.E. Action
- December 8, 2008 C.E. – ongoing Operation Atalanta
- September 16, 2008 C.E. Carré d'As IV incident
- April 9, 2009 C.E. Raid off Somalia
- April 8, 2009 C.E. – April 12, 2009 C.E. Maersk Alabama hijacking
- August 17, 2009 C.E. – ongoing Operation Ocean Shield
- March 23, 2010 C.E. Action
- March 30, 2010 C.E. Action
- April 5, 2010 C.E. Action
- May 6, 2010 C.E. MV Moscow University hijacking
- January 18, 2011 C.E. – January 21, 2011 C.E. Operation Dawn of Gulf of Aden
- January 20, 2011 C.E. Operation Dawn 9: Gulf of Aden
- January 22, 2011 C.E. – January 26 2011 C.E. MV Beluga Nomination incident
- June 16, 2011 C.E. – June 19, 2011 C.E. Operation Umeed-e-Nuh
- January 12, 2012 C.E. Attack on Spanish oiler Patiño
- January 31, 2009 C.E. – ongoing War in Somalia
- February 22, 2009 C.E. African Union base bombings in Mogadishu
- February 24, 2009 C.E. – February 25, 2009 C.E. Battle of South Mogadishu
- May 7, 2009 C.E. – October 1, 2009 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- May 11, 2009 C.E. – October 1, 2009 C.E. Battle for Central Somalia
- June 5, 2009 C.E. Battle of Wabho
- June 18, 2009 C.E. Beledweyne bombing
- October 1, 2009 C.E. – October 7, 2009 C.E. Battle of Kismayo
- January 10, 2010 C.E. – January 14, 2010 C.E. Battle of Beledweyne
- May 2010 C.E. – July 2010 C.E. Ayn clashes
- May 1, 2010 C.E. Mogadishu bombings
- July 20, 2010 C.E. Kenya–Al-Shabaab border clash
- August 8, 2010 C.E. – October 17, 2010 C.E. Galgala campaign
- August 23, 2010 C.E. — August 6, 2011 C.E. Battle of Mogadishu
- April 27, 2011 C.E. Battle of Gedo
- October 4, 2011 C.E. Mogadishu bombing
- October 16, 2011 C.E. – June 2012 C.E. Operation Linda Nchi
- September 28, 2012 C.E. – October 1, 2012 C.E. Battle of Kismayo
- January 11, 2013 C.E. Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
- 1,995 C.E. – 2008 C.E. Insurgency in Ogaden
- June 2,007 C.E. – May 2,008 C.E. Ethiopian crackdown in Ogaden
- October 7, 2001 C.E. – ongoing War on Terrorism
- October 7, 2002 C.E. – ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
- March 18, 2006 C.E. Action
- January 5, 2007 C.E. – January 12, 2,007 C.E. Battle of Ras Kamboni
- June 3, 2007 C.E. Action
- May 31, 2007 C.E. – June 3, 2007 C.E. Battle of Bargal
- March 3, 2008 C.E. Dobley airstrike
- May 1, 2008 C.E. Dhusamareb airstrike
- April 8, 2009 C.E. – April 12, 2009 C.E. Maersk Alabama hijacking
- August 17, 2009 C.E. – present Operation Ocean Shield
- September 14, 2009 C.E. Baraawe raid
- January 25, 2012 C.E. Rescue of Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted
- October 7, 2002 C.E. – ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
- October 7, 2001 C.E. – ongoing War on Terrorism
- October 7, 2002 C.E. – ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa
- January 11, 2013 C.E. Bulo Marer hostage rescue attempt
- October 7, 2002 C.E. – ongoing Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa