2025 in Somalia
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2025 in Somalia.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
- Prime Minister: Hamza Abdi Barre
- Speaker of the House: Abdi Hashi Abdullahi
Events
[edit]Ongoing: 2025 timeline of the Somali Civil War
January
[edit]- 1 January — African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia – The UN Security Council authorizes a new Somalia peacekeeping mission to replace a larger African Union Transition Mission in Somalia.[1][2]
- 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]
February
[edit]- 1 February — The United States carries out airstrikes against a senior Islamic State figure and other members at the Golis Mountains in Puntland, killing several militants.[4]
- 10 February — A Yemeni fishing vessel is hijacked by suspected pirates off the coast of Eyl.[5] The ship and its 12 crew are rescued on 13 February with the help of EUNAVFOR Atalanta.[6]
- 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]
- 20 February — Al-Shabaab militants attack multiple villages in Middle Shabelle. The military says it and allied militias had killed more than 130 of the attackers.[10]
- 25 February – The federal government and the African Union finalize the troop distribution for the new peacekeeping mission AUSSOM, resolving prior disputes with Ethiopia and later Burundi.[11]
- 27 February:
- Mogadishu enters a security lockdown after several mortars were fired toward Aden Adde International Airport during a visit from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.[12]
- 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]
March
[edit]- 11 March — 2025 Beledweyne hotel attack: Al-Shabaab launches a coordinated gunmen attack and car bombing on the Qahira Hotel in Beledweyne, killing more than 15 people and injuring at least 5 others.[15][16]
- 12 March – President of Puntland Said Abdullahi Deni announces the establishment of an Anti-Money Laundering Agency to combat illegal financial activities.[17]
- 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]
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud sends a letter to US President Donald Trump offering to take over the strategic air bases in Balidogle and Berbera along with the ports of Berbera and Bosaso.[20]
- 18 March – Attempted assassination of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: A bomb attack is made on President Mohamud's convoy near Villa Somalia, killing more than 10 people and injuring 20 others.[21]
- 22 March – Five crew members are killed when a de Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo cargo plane experiences a technical failure and crashes in Ceel Xabaaloow near Jasiira settlement in Mogadishu while en route from Dhobley Airport to Aden Adde International Airport.[22]
April
[edit]- 16 April — Al-Shabaab claims to have taken the town of Adan Yabaal in Middle Shabelle.[23]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[24]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 27 January - Isra' and Mi'raj
- 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 18 May - Somaliland Declaration of Independence
- 7 – 8 June – Eid al-Adha
- 27 June – Islamic New Year
- 1 July – Independence Day
- 7 July – Ashura
- 5 September – The Prophet's Birthday
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UN Security Council authorises new Somalia peacekeeping mission". Reuters. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "UN Security Council gives mandate for new mission in Somalia". Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "China says a fishing vessel hijacked off Somalia with 18 crew aboard has been freed". Associated Press. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from Islamic State group". France 24. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Suspected Somali pirates seize boat off Horn of Africa". AP News. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "European naval force helps free ship seized by suspected Somali pirates off Horn of Africa". AP News. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Scores dead as Islamic State attacks military base in Somalia". VOA. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Suspected Somali pirates seize a new Yemeni fishing boat in second recent attack". AP News. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ^ "Suspected Somali pirates abandon Yemeni fishing boat they seized off Horn of Africa". AP News. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Somalia says its army, allied militias repel al Shabaab attacks, kill more than 130". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "AU, Somalia agree on troop numbers for new mission". Voice of America. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Mortars fired toward airport in Somali capital amid Ethiopian premier's visit: Report". Anadolu Ajansi. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Somali forces regain control of Bal'ad after deadly Al-Shabaab attack". Hiiraan. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ 𝕯𝖗. 𝐗𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐆 (27 February 2025). "Teenager Shot Dead as Somali Security Forces Clear Beach for Ethiopian PM's Visit". Idil News. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
- ^ "Over 100 Somali Lawmakers Demand Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's Resignation Amid Beledweyne Hotel Attack". Idil News. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ Dhagane, Hussein (11 March 2025). "At least five killed, five others injured as al-Shabaab gunmen storm central Somalia hotel". Voice of America. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Somalia: Puntland Government to Launch Anti-Money Laundering Agency". hornobserver.com. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ 𝕯𝖗. 𝐗𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐈𝐆 (13 March 2025). "Puntland Court Sentences Security Guard to Four Years for Assaulting Yemeni Refugee Child". Idil News. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "Suspected Somali pirates seize Yemeni fishing boat in third such attack in recent weeks". AP News. 18 March 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "Somalia offers US exclusive control of air bases, ports". Reuters. Archived from the original on 28 March 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
- ^ Dhaysane, Mohamed (18 March 2025). "Somali president survives al-Shabaab assassination attempt, officials say". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
- ^ "Kenyan plane crashes in Somalia killing all onboard". Mehr News Agency. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Al-Qaida-linked militants attack a strategic town in Somalia". AP News. 17 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
- ^ "Somalia Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
_Dec_2024.jpg){kind=icon}
