13 January – China announces the rescue of a Chinese fishing vessel carrying 18 crew members that was hijacked in December off the coast of Hafun District, Puntland.[3]
11 February — Islamic State militants attack a military base in Togga 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 of Balad after Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated attack, detonating roadside bombs and briefly seizing the town.[13]
Villa Somalia security guards open fire on civilians at Lido 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 – The Nugaal 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-old Yemeni refugee child in Garowe.[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]
May
9 May — At least seven people are killed in flooding caused by heavy rains in Mogadishu.[26]
Al-Shabaab claims that it had overrun a military installation, killed several soldiers, and seized weapons and military equipment following clashes with the Somali National Army near Baidoa.[32]
The United Nations formally removes Somalia from its annual register of nations that enlist and deploy child soldiers. The country had been included on the register since 2007, owing to consistent reports of child recruitment by Somali Armed Forces and associated militias.[33]
13 July – al-Shabaab seizes the town of Tardo in Hiran region.[37]
27 July – al-Shabaab seizes the town of Mahaas in Hiran region.[38]
August
1–8 August – U.S. forces conduct a series of five airstrikes against al-Shabab near Bariire, supporting Somali and African Union ground operations to recapture the town from the militants.[39]
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