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 | ISO | Country | UN | INGO Sort descending | 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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2170 | Apr | 14 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Kidnapping | Ambush | Road | 2.826288 | 40.946045 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A contracted driver for a UN agency was abducted by suspected Al Shabaab fighters near Likoley and Elade, Gedo region in Somalia while carrying humanitarian supplies to a distribution site. The truck was looted. As a result of this incident, deliveries of humanitarian supplies have not resumed to those areas. The driver was released after one week. | Yes | Focal Point |
2206 | Jun | 1 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.043497 | 45.300802 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One local NGO staff member was killed in a complex attack on the Ambassador Hotel in Hodan District. A suicide bomber drove a vehicle laden with explosives into the hotel which was then stormed by Al-Shabaab fighters. Reportedly, more than 20 people were killed in the attack and more than fifty were injured, including the local NGO staff member. | Yes | Official Report |
2225 | Feb | 28 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Roadside IED | Unknown | Unknown | 3.11718 | 43.6469 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Two aid workers for a local NGO were killed in IED blasts in Baidoa. | Yes | Official Report |
2230 | Jan | 25 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.03596 | 45.327206 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN staff members were injured during a complex attack by Al-Shabaab on Hotel Dayah, which was popular with government officials and politicians. A car with explosives was first used to breach the gate of the hotel, followed by a raid on the hotel and then a secondary blast. Reportedly, 28 people died in the attack and 43 were wounded. | Yes | Media |
2237 | Mar | 22 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Individual attack | Public location | 2.339047 | 42.288006 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A Red Cross national staff member was reportedly shot and killed not far from where he lived in Bardhere town by two suspected al-Shabaab militants. Although it appears that he was targeted, it is unclear whether he was targeted because of his work for an aid organization or because of a personal dispute. | Yes | Media |
2246 | Jul | 26 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Political | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | A vehicle-borne IED detonated close to a UN compound as a convoy was passing. One national UN staff member was walking near the explosion and was killed instantly as a result of the explosion. | Yes | Focal Point |
2307 | Jul | 16 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | Kidnapping | Unknown | Unknown | 2.99087 | 43.860168 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Seven humanitarian workers kidnapped by al-Shabaab on July 16th near Baidoa, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were released after being held for 8 days. According to early local media reports, a ransom was paid although the type (monetary, resource or other) cannot be currently verified. | Pending | Media |
2323 | Oct | 14 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Five aid workers from that Somali Red Crescent died after a massive truck bomb exploded in Mogadishu, followed by another, smaller, bomb. An additional thirteen aid workers (3 volunteers, 7 staff members, and 3 security guards) were wounded in the attack. Over 300 hundred people are reported to have been killed with scores more still missing. Although no credit has been taken for the attack, Al-Shabaab is widely reported as being the only group with the means to execute such an attack. This was the largest terrorist attack that Somalia has experienced in its history. | Yes | Media |
2367 | Jan | 4 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Raid | Office/compound | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | At least one guard for a UN agency was severely wounded when a car bomb exploded in the organization's garage. The security guard is a Somali national. Al-Shabaab reportedly took responsibility for the attack. Three additional security guards were injured in the attack (not currently counted here because the information on the additional guards could not be verified). | Yes | Official Report |
2471 | Oct | 28 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Vehicle-born IED | Ambush | Road | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two UN contracted guards and one contracted driver were killed in the suicide car bombing attack on the Naasa-Hablood Hotel in Mogadishu. A UN agency staff member who as also in the car survived but was also seriously wounded. He managed to jump out of the vehicle before the explosion. The national staff member received care in the local hospital and then was MEDEVAC to Nairobi for specialized medical attention. At least twenty-three people died in the attack. | Yes | Focal Point |
2048 | Jan | 21 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 3.11718 | 45.356821 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | In a complex attack by Al-Shabab, a car packed with explosives rammed into the Beach View Hotel on Lido beach in Mogadishu, reportedly killing up to 20 people (not counted here). A national staff member for the UN was among those killed when the restaurants along Lido beach were attacked. A national INGO staff member was also wounded in the attack. | Yes | Official Report |
2103 | Jun | 25 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Ambush | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | One INGO staff member was killed as a result of a Al Shaabab attack on the Naso Hablod hotel in Mogadishu. The staff member was standing across the street when the initial blast from the VBIED occurred at the entrance to the hotel. He died as a result of his injuries as did 14 other people. Twenty-five civilians were also injured in the attack. | Yes | Media |
2204 | Feb | 24 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Public location | 8.4 | 48.466667 | Economic | Unknown | Unknown | One female INGO national staff member was stabbed at the front gate of her home. The robbers took her mobile phone and then fled. She was treated at the hospital. | Yes | Official Report |
2205 | Apr | 24 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Kidnapping | Individual attack | Home | 0.06916 | 42.738201 | Political | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | A local female INGO staff worker was detained by Al-Shabaab fighters in Jamaame. She and five other civilians were detained at the same time and put in jail. She was on leave at the time and accused of working for an American NGO. She spent more than a week in prison and was conditionally released (she was required to stay in the village pending investigation on the charges brought against her by Al-Shabaab). The aid worker was released on April 24th, 2016. | Yes | Official Report |
2226 | Oct | 7 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shooting | Combat/Crossfire | Public location | 6.769239 | 47.430611 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | An INGO local contractor was hit by a stray bullet during clashes between armed forces in Gaalkacyo. He later died in the hospital as a result of his injuries. | Yes | Official Report |
2261 | Aug | 25 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Complex attack | Raid | Public location | 2.046934 | 45.318162 | Incidental | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Two INGO aid workers jumped from the second floor of their hotel to get away from an Al-Shaabab attack on a restaurant that was in close proximity to the hotel. One of the aid workers hurt his shoulder in the escape and had to be admitted to the hospital and then was transferred after they were both evacuated to Nairobi. | Yes | Focal Point |
2042 | Apr | 6 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Bodily assault | Individual attack | Unknown | 8.408416 | 48.483724 | Incidental | Unaffiliated | Not applicable | Two INGO staff members were stabbed with a knife by a civilian over a land dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2207 | Sep | 21 | 2016 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Shooting | Ambush | Road | 6.247407 | 46.226018 | Economic | Non-state armed group: Unknown | Not applicable | Two national staff members and their driver were shot and killed while travelling from Balanbal to Cabudwaaq. Reportedly, they were specifically targeted by another clan due to a work dispute. | Yes | Official Report |
2234 | Feb | 23 | 2017 | SO | Somalia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Kidnapping | Raid | Project site | 4.742941 | 45.200936 | Unknown | Non-state armed group: Regional | Al Shabaab | Three national aid workers for an INGO were reportedly abducted by suspected Al-Shabaab gunmen at Hajub, near Beledweyne. They were providing humanitarian assistance to drought-affected beneficiaries at the time of the attack. They were all released within a week. | Yes | Media |
Total | 10 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 25 |