17 Jan 2023
Hiiran, Somalia: 30 killed in three Al Shabaab suicide attacks, 14 Jan
Three suicide attacks on Saturday 14 January killed at least 30 people in Somalia’s central Hiiran region.
Explosive violence by Al Shabaab
25 Oct 2022
30 killed in Al Shabaab attacks over past week, Somalia
Between the 19th and the 23rd of October, three Al Shabaab car bombs caused at least 30 fatalities and 57 injuries in Somalia’s Hirshabelle and Lower Juba states.
5 Oct 2022
20 killed and 36 injured in Al Shabaab car bomb attack on government offices in Beledweyne, Somalia, 3 Oct.
20 people were killed and 36 injured in an Al Shabaab car bomb attack on government offices in Beledweyne, 3 Oct
29 Jul 2022
Two attacks leave at least 20 dead and 19 injured in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, 27 July. 
On Wednesday 27 July, two explosive attacks in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region resulted in the death of 20 people and the injury of 19.
12 May 2022
At Least Four Killed and Seven Injured in Al Shabaab Suicide Attack at Site of Upcoming Somali Presidential Elections
At least four people were killed and seven injured in a suicide attack near Mogadishu airport, on Wednesday 11 May 2022. Two security personnel are amongst the dead. The attack took place at the site of Somalia’s upcoming presidential election, which is to be held on Sunday.
4 May 2022
At Least 30 Burundian Soldiers Killed in Al Shabaab Attack on Peacekeeping Base, Somalia
Early on Tuesday 03 May, Al Shabaab forces overran a Burundian African Union (AU) peacekeeper’s base in Middle Shabelle, Somalia. Three civilians were killed, as well as 30 soldiers. A further 22 soldiers were injured.
22 Apr 2020
Al-Shabaab and increasing civilian harm in Somalia
AOAV examines the civilian harm from explosive weapons in Somalia.
23 Jul 2019
17 killed in blast outside Mogadishu hotel, Somalia
Yesterday, July 22nd 2019, a suicide car bomb detonated outside a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, killing 17, including the suicide bomber, and injuring at least 27.
15 Jul 2019
26 killed in Al Shabaab hotel attack in Kismayo, Somalia
On July 12th 2019, a car bomb was detonated outside a hotel in Kismayo, Somalia. The attack left at least 26 dead and 56 injured.
14 Mar 2019
Bomb blasts at market in Somalia kill five
On Wednesday, March 13th 2019, bombs placed by Al Shabaab detonated in a busy livestock market in Gof-gadud Burey district of Somalia’s Bay region.
1 Mar 2019
Suicide car bomb attack kills at least 29 in Mogadishu
On February 28th 2019, a suicide car bomb detonated at a hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, leaving 29 dead and 80 wounded.
24 Dec 2018
Blasts in Somali capital kills 30
On December 22nd 2018, two bombings near the presidential palace in Mogadishu left 30 dead and another 54 wounded. The first bomb targeted a security check point and the second blast occurred nearby.