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]
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