Somali government forces assisted by Ethiopian troops seize El Garas in the Galguduud province from Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the murder. The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia.It grew out of resistance to the Siad Barre regime during the 1980s. Col. Dahir Mohamud of the Hamarweine police also suggests that the blast bears the hallmarks of the insurgent group, and indicates that security forces are investigating the incident. No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks but al-Shabaab are suspected to have orchestrated the attack. Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture Fidow in Middle Shabelle from Al-Shabaab. Eyewitnesses report that Kenyan warplanes have bombed two Al-Shabaab military bases in Maanyo, situated 15 km west of the Jilib district in the Middle Jubba province. The situation in the town is reportedly calm by the afternoon. The insurgents reportedly vacated Adale ahead of the raid, which is part of an intensified push by the joint forces against Al-Shabaab. The move comes 24 hours after the national chief of military announced the start of new offensives against the insurgent group. AMISOM forces have conducted airstrikes in Anole and Kuday in the Lower Jubba region as part of a sustained effort to destroy Al-Shabaab’s military capabilities. The Beginning Somali a country located in Africa known to be a great place of suffering. Somali army commander Ali Matan Ali indicates that Ethiopian AMISOM troops have reached the southern town of, Somalia government forces backed by the Ethiopian army of the African Union Forces in, Somali government army backed by the African Union Forces in Somalia seized. The bounties are part of the "Rewards for Justice" program, wherein money is issued for leads on terror suspects. At the end of the day, government troops took control of the towns from insurgent forces. 2013 timeline of the Somali Civil War. January. October 1 – Four people are killed with five injured by an al-Shabaab attack on a prison near Mogadishu. February 15 – A car bomb in Mogadishu kills the defence minister and injures another. Al-Shabaab later claims responsibility for the attack. According to national army spokesman Mohamed Kariye Roble, the allied forces kill three insurgents during the skirmish. Public timelines; Search; Sign in; Sign up; War in Somalia Timeline created by Miller88. Eyewitnesses report that a suicide car bomber in Baydhaba strikes a vehicle transporting the former Bay province Governor and incumbent Minister of the Southwestern Somalia regional administration Abdifatah Ibrahim Gesey. April 12 – For the past two days, US officials claim air strikes in southern Somalia killed a dozen suspected al-Shabaab militants. According to Jubaland commander Adan Gojar, the joint forces are now marching toward Kabsuma, situated 90 km north of Kismayo and Jilib. The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1991, following the overthrow of the dictator, Siad Barre. Somali government forces and AMISOM troops seize El-deer town in the Middle Shabelle province from Al-Shabaab. Kenyan AMISOM fighter jets launch airstrikes on Al-Shabaab bases near the Jilib district in Middle Juba. According to the province's Governor Abdukadir Nur Siidii, the raid is part of a major operation by the allied forces to secure the area. The joint forces are reportedly heading from Mahaday to villages situated near the local river, with residents indicating that an allied convoy is making its way toward the principal corridor adjoining the Hiran province. Mohamud also indicates that although Al-Shabaab still controls a significant proportion of rural areas, the federal government has managed to seize control of nine towns in six different regions, which are home to roughly three million people. Northern Somalia challenges Siad Barre's authority. In Kuday, the airstrike killed more than 50 insurgents. 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The explosives were strapped to his vehicle near the Marwas mosque. According to Qoryooley Mayor Abdishakur Adan Dhegay, Somali Federal Government forces repel an attack by Al-Shabaab militants in Qoryoley. A few hours later, a suicide car bomber targets an AMISOM convoy near the airport, ramming into one of the vehicles. Medical teams are also dispatched onto the scene, and other wounded parties, most of whom are security guards, are receiving treatment at the AMISOM hospital. Isaak Mohammed, a member of parliament in Mogadishu, is killed by a bomb hidden in his car. The former British Empire of Somaliland, which had merged with Italian Somalia in 1960, declared unilateral independence in 1991, but has not attracted international recognition. No casualties are reported. Kenyan AMISOM officials also indicate that they targeted Al-Shabaab hideouts and bases in the province, with airstrikes reportedly carried out. Rival clan militias engage in a gunfight in Merca, the capital of Lower Shabelle. The U.S. Pentagon announces that its jets have conducted an airstrike targeting a senior Al-Shabaab commander in Somalia. Militants from Al-Shabaab launched an attack on the town of Bulo-burde, which has been besieged by militants and cut off from road access since it came under government control in March. According to Tima'adde, the government forces launched the assault after having received intelligence briefings indicating that the Al-Shabaab Bay region representative Abdullahi Dhere was in Kulan-Jareer. It is situated 20 km west of the Bulo Marer district. Heavily armed Al-Shabaab militants attack the Godka Jilacow prison in Mogadishu, a key interrogation center run by the National Intelligence and Security Agency. Al-Shabaab immediately claims responsibility for the assault through an official statement published on its jihadi websites. Somali military forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture. Somali government forces assisted by Ethiopian AMISOM troops capture Tiyeglow from Al-Shabaab. Buurdhuubo Mayor Hassan Mohamed Abdi announces that Somali government fores have launched an offensive on the remaining Al-Shabaab bastions in the Gedo province. Hiran Governor Abdifatah Hassan indicates that the allied forces are slated to liberate the remaining parts of the province that are under militant control, and in the process remove roadblocks that the insurgents erected. The vicinity is situated around 20 km from Baidoa. Go. Moallim also vows more raids against the militants. Al-Shabaab militants had vacated the town the day before ahead of the allied forces' march. Language; Watch; Edit (Redirected from 2013 timeline of the War in Somalia. The new amnesty period is valid from November 1 to December 31. June 25 – An attack by gunmen on a hotel in Mogadishu sees at least 15 deaths, 25 injuries and an unknown number of hostages taken by al-Shabaab. June 1 – al-Shabaab militants claim responsibility for a car bomb on a hotel in Mogadishu killing 16 and injuring a further 55. According to local residents, the insurgents began to depart from the town in the morning, indicated that they would return, and threatened to decapitate anyone found assisting the joint forces. Security officials indicate that they have launched an investigation to identify the driver of the bomb-carrying vehicle and will announce their findings shortly. Somali government forces and Ethiopian AMISOM soldiers capture El Buur in the Galguduud region. The gunfight lasts three hours, with an estimated 23 fatalities. Al-Shabaab militants reportedly vacate Barawe ahead of a raid by Somali government forces and AMISOM troops. According to the IJA spokesman Abdinasir Serar, the Interim Jubba Administration forces slew four Al-Shabaab militants during the raid, but he did not specify the number of IJA casualties. According to the official, Hersi may have turned himself in after having fallen out earlier in the year with other Al-Shabaab members loyal to the group's late leader Godane. Casualties are reported, but the exact number is unspecified. Commander-In-Chief of the Somali National Army General Dahir Adan Elmi (Indho Qarsho) declares that 17 Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed following illegal roadblock clearance operations by government soldiers in the Lower Shabelle region. The two villages are situated around 60 km from the Bay region center of Baidoa. No group claims responsibility for the attacks. President Mohamud indicates that Al-Shabaab is attempting to turn residents in the newly liberated areas against the government by blocking the movement of goods and relief supplies. At a joint press conference on the abortive terrorist attack, Information Minister Mustafa Dhuhulow indicates that government soldiers assisted by AMISOM troops managed to repel the raid, with no public officials injured. National Security Minister Mohammed Yusuf announces that government security forces have shot and killed Al-Shabaab commander Nur Baraxow. October 4 – Somali forces kill 14 al-Shabaab militants in a raid in the Lower Shabelle region. April 3 – Somali pirates hijack an Indian owned cargo ship off the coast of Puntland. Somali federal government forces and AMISOM troops attack Al-Shabaab hideouts near Goofgaduud Shabelle in the Bay province. January 25 – At least 28 people are killed in an al-Shabaab attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. Government forces are now in full control of the area, with the situation on the ground stable. The commander also asserts that the federal troops killed five of Dhere's 30 bodyguards during the raid. The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya, Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية ‎) is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia.It grew out of resistance to the military junta led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. According to the Eel-Garas administrator, the joint forces have now launched a security sweep in the captured territory. The joint forces are now marching toward Jilib district. Fighting erupts as the militants attempt to resist the allied forces, who have already captured from Al-Shabaab over six main districts in the southern Bay, Bakool, Gedo and Hiran regions. The government soldiers eventually manage to capture the town. Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture a series of towns in the central Hiran province from Al-Shabaab. In order for a Somali to recognize a government or a political party, they need to have a clan representative who will think about their people. January January 1. The joint forces in the process captured eight strategic towns since the launch of the operation, with more about to fall. Somali government forces assisted by Ethiopian troops capture Hudur, the capital of the southern Bakool province, from Al-Shabaab militants. Kenyan military claims that it had killed 60 Al-Shabaab fighters with an air strike. Government and AMISOM forces are now marching toward the port city of Barawe, Al-Shabaab's last major stronghold in the province. However, neither Al-Shabaab nor the Kenyan forces issue statements on the raid. According to Col. Abdullahi Mohamed Ugaas, the battle lasted several hours, with at least ten insurgents killed. The militant group incurs significant fatalities during the raid, including foreign insurgents, and a number of its fighters are also injured. According to the Somali military spokesman Mohamed Kariye Roble, the village was a main base for the insurgent group, serving as both a springboard from which it would launch attacks and a supply storage area. As part of a Federal Government operation to disarm militias operating in Mogadishu, Somali national security forces assisted by AMISOM police and military launch a security operation in Mogadishu's Wadajir district. Military spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby does not specify the identity of the targeted insurgent leader, but indicates that the raid was carried out in the southern town of Saakow. He also encourages local residents to help as best they can in the security efforts, and indicates that the allied forces will soon march toward the remaining areas in the region that are held by the insurgent group. Ministry of National Security spokesman Mohamed Yusuf Osman indicates that seven Al-Shabaab fighters, three security guards and one civilian were killed during the gunfight. According to the Bakool province's Deputy Governor Hassan Ibrahim Lugbur, over 74 insurgents are killed in the ensuing battle. Additionally, IJA representatives vow to recapture the area from the insurgent group. He is rushed to the hospital before eventually succumbing to his injuries. In search of illegal weapons, the allied forces raid a house belonging to faction leader and former Wadajir District Commissioner Ahmed Hassan Addow "Daaci". Somali government forces and AMISOM troops launch a large security operation in Bulo-Burte district following mortar shelling on their bases in the area. The militants concurrently appoint Ahmad Umar (Abu Ubaidah) as his replacement. Heavy gunfire ensues, and at least four people are killed. According to the village's governor Mayow Mayow, the government troops manage to successfully repel the insurgents. As the violent conflict raged on, conditions within the country deteriorated. According to Col. Abdifatah Moalim Noor Salim, the joint forces have impounded weapons and apprehended several militants during the raid. Somali federal government troops and Kenyan Defence Forces under AMISOM launch an assault on an Al-Shabaab base in Taraakoo, situated around 55 km east of Bardhere. Al-Shabaab militants attack Somali national army and AMISOM positions in Gondershe. Al-Shabaab commander Ibrahim Filey is killed during the skirmish, in addition to three other insurgents. Additionally, Lower Shabelle region government representative Ganey Abdi Barre indicates that Sheikh Abdirashid Baka, a senior Al-Shabaab official, is killed during the gunfight. From the beginning of February the timeline of events in the War in Somalia (2009–) is set out following the conclusion of the previous phase of the civil war. Somali government forces assisted by AMISOM troops capture Eyn from Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Mus’ab states that his group will try and halt the government and AMISOM forces' advance by laying siege to towns that the allied forces have liberated. According to residents, the allied forces' arrival follows five days of intensive fighting with the militants in the surrounding areas. The allied forces have completed the first phase of the liberation campaign, although not all targets have been met. The capture reportedly further prevents Al-Shabaab from entering, exiting and re-arming themselves through seaport access. Qanuuni dies shortly afterwards from injuries sustained during the shooting. Gunmen in a small vehicle shoot at a car transporting Deputy Commander of Counter-Terrorism Colonel Mohamed Qanuuni at the KM5 Zoppe junction in Mogadishu. He describes the militant leader's death as a major symbolic and operational loss for Al-Shabaab, the result of years of intelligence, military and law enforcement work. No casualties are reported. Witnesses also report that no prisoners have escaped. Current situation in Somalia. October 25 – An intelligence officer is shot dead by an al-Shabaab militant in Mogadishu. A heated battle ensues and hundreds of Somali civilians are killed. 77 Somali soldiers, 57 civilians and 44 insurgents killed 178 people, including: 77 government soldiers, 57 civilians and 44 insurgents, were killed in fighting for the towns of Dhobley and Liboi. May 9 – A suicide car bomb claimed by al-Shabaab blows up at Mogadishu's traffic police headquarters killing 4, including at least 2 Somali police officers.