The numbers below refer to the number of people affected. Click on a column heading to order incidents according to that column.
| ID | Month | Day | Year Sort descending | ISO | Country | UN | INGO | ICRC | NRCS and IFRC | NNGO | Other | Nationals killed | Nationals wounded | Nationals kidnapped | Total national staff | Internationals killed | Internationals wounded | Internationals kidnapped | Total international staff | Total victims | Gender Male | Gender Female | Gender Unknown | Means of attack | Attack context | Location | Latitude | Longitude | Motive | Actor type | Actor name | Details | Verified | Source |
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| 2889 | Feb | 3 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 3.928611 | 41.876111 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Five NGO aid workers, 4 male and 1 female, were kidnapped while distributing supplies approximately 13 km outside of Belet-Hawa, Gedo. Media reports suspect Al Shabaab due to their strong prevalence in the area. All staff were released 10 days later. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3065 | May | 8 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | -0.270477 | 42.479039 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Three NGO staff members travelling in Kismayo between Hoosingow and Dhobley town, were reportedly kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants. Further information is unavailable at this time. | Yes | Media |
| 2999 | May | 12 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Unknown | Home | 2.410556 | 42.976667 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male INGO staff member was injured after an unknown perpetrator threw a grenade at his house in Waaberi area of Dinsoor. | Pending | ACLED |
| 3274 | May | 24 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 3.116667 | 43.65 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One UN male national staff member was wounded after a remote-controlled explosive device targeting a traditional dance group performing during an Eid celebration detonated. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 2969 | May | 27 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Kidnap-killing | Raid | Office/compound | 2.22733 | 45.65257 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | 7 NGO staff members were reportedly kidnapped by unknown masked perpetrators from the NGO centre in Gololey, Balcad. On May 28 the bodies of the 7 staff members, and one other civilian, were returned to the centre. Investigations into the murders are ongoing. Conflicting reports point blame to the Somalia Armed Forces for retaliation over the death of soldiers, while other officials blame the group Al Shabaab. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3008 | Jun | 14 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 8.312222 | 48.954167 | Disputed | Unknown | Unknown | One driver of an INGO rented vehicle with INGO staff as passengers, was shot and killed when unknown perpetrators ambushed and took the vehicle in Bilcil village and heading towards Awr-bogays village. Motive is suspected as either a carjacking or revenge killing. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3041 | Jul | 10 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | -0.358056 | 42.545278 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One UN agency contractor was injured after a suspected Al Shabaab militant threw a grenade into a restaurant in Sinnay Junction of Farjano village, Lower Juba. The contractor was treated at the local hospital for a laceration and a fragment injury. A child was also killed in the incident and 3 civilians seriously injured (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
| 3195 | Sep | 21 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Mob violence | Project site | 9.527889 | 45.5345 | Economic | Aid recipient | Not applicable | One female INGO international staff member was injured after unsatisfied aid recipients at a distribution site in Burco began throwing stones at the aid workers. She was injured on her hand and leg. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3233 | Sep | 30 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN national male staff was injured when stabbed during a street robbery in Mogadishu. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3097 | Oct | 27 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Vehicle-born IED | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two NGO staff members were reportedly killed after a vehicle-borne IED exploded in the capital Mogadishu. Media reports indicate a polio vaccination campaign group consisting of health workers, humanitarian staff, and government officials was attacked by Al Shabaab militants. The militants first attacked with guns shooting and killing an official and a health worker, before fleeing and triggering the VBIED. | Yes | Media |
| 3100 | Oct | 30 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.35 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One head of a local NGO and well-known community elder was reportedly shot and killed by Al Shabaab militants in Elasha Biyaha village, Afgooye district. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3101 | Oct | 31 | 2020 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.53 | 42.58 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NGO staff member was reportedly injured after a vehicle-borne IED exploded as the staff passed by. The IED was placed on a vehicle carrying the district chief, the intended target, and killed the official along with his bodyguard. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3532 | Jan | 7 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One UN contacted security guard was killed when he was walking beside a road and a vehicle hit an IED in Mogadishu. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3177 | Jan | 31 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two INGO staff were killed in a complex attack on a hotel in Mogadishu. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3143 | Feb | 2 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.0299564 | 45.3101475 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One INGO staff member was killed during a complex attack on the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu. Official statements report Al Shabaab militants exploded a car bomb outside the hotel and then stormed the building with guns. 4 other civilians were killed and 10 injured (not counted here). | Yes | Official Report |
| 3269 | Mar | 5 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 6.148109 | 46.39727 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Marehan-Wagardhac militia | One NGO staff was reportedly kidnapped by Mare-Wagardhac sub-clan militia members in Dhabad village, Galgaduud. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3438 | Oct | 21 | 2021 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Raid | Project site | 3.4 | 45.583333 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Hawadle Clan militia | One NGO staff member was shot and killed by a militia member after refusing a food ration card the perpetrator was not entitled to. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3478 | Jan | 12 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.033333 | 45.333333 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | One UN humanitarian agency staff member driving a vehicle in Mogadishu was injured after a VBIED targeting a nearby convoy exploded. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3751 | Jan | 16 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Other Explosives | Ambush | Road | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Not applicable | One national male INGO worker was injured by a hand grenade attack in Mogadishu. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3760 | Mar | 23 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Body-borne IED | Unknown | Unknown | 4.735833 | 45.203611 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One male national UN staff sustained major injuries during an explosion in the Lamagalay administration area in Beledweyne, targeting government and security personnel. Another UN staff, 20 security forces personnel, 14 civilians, and one AMISOM soldier also sustained injuries (not counted). | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3699 | Sep | 3 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Bodily assault | Ambush | Road | 4.419871 | 45.753025 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | 14 aid workers were killed in an aid convoy of 7 trucks carrying food, by Al Shabaab militants, on the road between Mahas and Beledweyne districts, Hiraan region. All the trucks were burned. | Yes | Media |
| 3658 | Oct | 1 | 2022 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Other Explosives | Raid | Project site | 3.100104 | 43.733038 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One NGO staff member was injured in an RPG attack while completing project activities in Geldheere village, near Baidoa town, Bay. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3709 | Feb | 11 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Unknown | Public location | 8.476 | 47.357 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One male first aid instructor volunteer from the Somali Red Crescent was killed by a stray bullet in Lasanod, Sool, Somaliland. | Yes | Media |
| 3725 | Feb | 22 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 11.282146 | 49.176987 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One national NGO driver was shot and killed at a teashop by unknown armed men in Xiniinyo Warsangeli area, Bari region. | Yes | Media |
| 4105 | Mar | 9 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.410556 | 42.976667 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO staff member was shot in the leg while standing in front of the office building in Dinsoor, Bay region. He was taken for medical treatment and has since almost fully recovered. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3781 | Apr | 7 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.039167 | 45.341944 | Political | Unknown | Unknown | One national female UN polio vaccination worker was shot dead by unknown actors in Mogadishu while going house to house informing about the polio vaccination campaign. | Yes | Media |
| 3872 | Jun | 6 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 4.783333 | 45.45 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Five NGO staff members were kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants on the road between Farlibah village and Beledweyne, around Morodiile, Hiraan. They were all released over a week later after a ransom demand. | Yes | ACLED |
| 3833 | Jun | 10 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.0426027 | 45.3596617 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One UN female aid worker was killed during a siege by Al Shabaab members in Lido Beach, Mogadishu. Eight other people were killed, and 10 were injured, including members of the Somali security forces and civilians. | Yes | Media |
| 3874 | Jun | 24 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 3.074444 | 43.835278 | Political | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Two national NGO contractors and the driver were kidnapped by Al Shabaab near Bansoole village, Buur Hakaba, Bay due to their NGO affiliation. | Yes | ACLED |
| 4137 | Jul | 8 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Project site | 8.476 | 47.357 | Disputed | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | 5 healthcare staff supported by an INGO, at the Las Anod General Hospital were injured due to shelling. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 3897 | Jul | 21 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 0.515556 | 42.073333 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | One INGO driver was injured when unknown armed men opened fire on the vehicle he was driving near Dhobley town, Afmadow, Lower Juba. | Yes | ACLED |
| 4056 | Aug | 6 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Project site | 3.127168 | 43.663831 | Political | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One male INGO aid worker was physically assaulted by soldiers from the Somali Armed Forces after refusing to add them to the list of beneficiaries at the Jakaton IDP camp, in Baidoa. The program was temporarily suspended due to the incident. | Yes | Focal Point |
| 4197 | Aug | 8 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Shelling | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 8.904088 | 47.430049 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dhulbahante clan | Three NGO aid workers were injured when their ambulance was hit by mortar rounds during a combat between the Dhulbahante clan and the Somaliland security forces. | Yes | Media |
| 3896 | Aug | 9 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 8.664230 | 45.844277 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Dulmi-diid clan militia | One national NGO driver was abducted when the Dulmi-diid clan militia entered Daba Goryaale village and carjacked two NGO-owned vehicles in the Togdheer region. His whereabouts remain unknown. | Yes | Official Report |
| 3918 | Aug | 12 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 4.735833 | 45.203611 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One UN staff member, off-duty and at home, was kidnapped by unknown armed for ransom in Beledweyne, Hiraan. He was held for more than 24 hours, but released unharmed. | Yes | ACLED |
| 4194 | Dec | 24 | 2023 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Vehicle-born IED | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 2.941436 | 43.865745 | Incidental | Unknown | Unknown | One NNGO aid worker was injured and later died after an IED exploded at a police checkpoint in Bay. | Yes | Media |
| 4025 | Jan | 18 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Project site | 4.160525 | 42.078457 | Unknown | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One national LNGO aid worker was injured when a government soldier shot the vehicle the aid worker was in Qansaley IDP camp, Dolow. | Pending | ACLED |
| 4128 | Apr | 4 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Landmine | Combat/Crossfire | Road | 2.095567 | 45.366741 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One international INGO aid worker and one national INGO aid worker were killed by Al Shabaab militants when on their way to deliver food assistance in Mogadishu. | Pending | Media |
| 4253 | May | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Road | 4.165968 | 42.075375 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | Two NGO staff were injured when an Al Shabaab IED exploded in the Dolow-Beled Xaawo road, Dolow. | Pending | Official Report | |
| 4216 | Jun | 1 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Office/compound | 3.107049 | 43.641429 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One LNGO bodyguard was injured by an IED planted by Al Shabaab at the entrance of the office in Baidoa, Baydhaba, Bay. | Pending | ACLED |
| 4218 | Jun | 21 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 4.732688 | 45.202346 | Economic | Non-state armed group: National | Al Shabaab | One NRCS aid worker was kidnapped by Al Shabaab militants near Luuqjelow, Beledweyne, Hiraan. The aid worker was released the next day after a ransom was paid. | Pending | ACLED |
| 4318 | Jul | 6 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 3.698056 | 42.597222 | Incidental | Unknown | Two aid workers were killed when the escalation of clans conflict led to the torch of an IDPs' settlement in Luuq, Gedo. | Pending | Media | |
| 4261 | Jul | 11 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Individual attack | Unknown | 3.331356 | 42.219429 | Other | Host state | Somali Armed Forces | One aid worker was shot and injured by a government soldier in Garbahaarey, Gedo. | Pending | ACLED |
| 4280 | Aug | 20 | 2024 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Shooting | Unknown | Unknown | 1.786619 | 44.530304 | Other | Non-state armed group: Subnational | Digil-Jiido clan militia | One LNGO aid worker was shot and killed by armed men from the Digil-Jiido clan militia in Qoryooley, Lower Shabelle. | Pending | ACLED |
| Total | 8 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 25 | 4 | 57 |