January 25 – At least 28 people are killed in an al-Shabaab attack on a hotel in Mogadishu (Dayah hotel)
January 27 – al-Shabaab militants kill dozens of Kenyan troops in a raid in southern Somalia’s African Union base.
February 8 – Parliament elects former Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmajo, as president.
February 8 – Unidentified gunmen raid a hotel in Bosaso killing four guards and 2 militants. Officials blame al-Shabaab although the group denied having orchestrated the attack.
February 19 – A car bomb explodes outside a market in the Wadajir District, killing at least 39 people and injuring 50 more.
February 27 – A car bomb explodes near Mogadishu’s army checkout point wounding 4 Somali soldiers after al-Shabaab vows an attack.
March 13 – At least 6 people are killed and four others wounded from a vehicle filled with explosives exploding near a hotel in Mogadishu.
March 14 – Pirates seize a United Arab Emirates owned oil tanker, Aris 13, kidnapping 8 Sri Lankan crew members. This is the first incident of piracy off the coast since 2012.
March 16 – The pirates that seized Aris 13 free the vessel without a ransom.
March 21 – A car bomb explodes outside President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s official residence at Villa Somalia, killing at least five people.
April 3 – Somali pirates hijack an Indian owned cargo ship off the coast of Puntland.
April 7 – A mortar attack suspected to have been perpetrated by al-Shabaab kills three civilians and injures five more in the Wadajir District.
April 9 – An al-Shabaab car bomb outside the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu kills 15 people.
April 10 – An al-Shabaab militant kills 9 soldiers in a suicide bomb attack in a military training camp in Mogadishu.
April 14 – The United States begins deploying troops to help the Somali government fight al-Shabaab, the first time since 1994.
May 3 – Somali Public Works Minister Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji is shot dead by Somali forces mistaking him for a militant.
May 6 – A United States Navy SEAL is killed and three others injured in a gunfight with al-Shabaab in Mogadishu. This is the first time an American soldier was killed in combat in Somalia since 1993.
May 11 – President Mohamed at London conference calls for lifting of arms embargo to help defeat al-Shabab. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says conditions are now in place in Somalia for it to become a success story.
June 8 – An al-Shabaab attack on a military base in Puntland leaves at least 50 people dead in what Somali officials call the deadliest attack in the country for years.
June 14 – In Mogadishu, a suicide car bomb explodes outside Posh Treats, an eatery and night club also operating as a guest house. Five al-Shabaab gunmen then raid Pizza House, a neighboring pizza restaurant and nightclub. The gunmen took hostages and holed up for 11 hours, killing 31 civilians and five security force members in the process, many at point-blank range. All five gunmen are ultimately killed by security forces.
July 30 – A car bomb explodes near a police station in Mogadishu resulting in at least 6 fatalities and 13 injuries.
September 29 – At least 15 soldiers are killed in an al-Shabaab raid on a Somali military base in Mogadishu.
October 15 – A truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel in Mogadishu; at least 512 people are confirmed to have been killed in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country to date.
October 28– 23 people dead and 30 injured in a bombing and gun attack on Mogadishu hotel (Nasa Hablood)
November 22 – A member of the Galmudug state parliament was shot and killed by the bodyguards of a Federal Government Member of Parliament in Mogadishu
December 14- A suicide bomber has killed at least 18 police officers during a parade at a training centre in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
December 17– former minister and 2017 presidential candidates Abdirahman Abdishakur detained in a night raid by Somali security forces after clashing with his bodyguards during an overnight raid on his home,
