War in Somalia (2009-)

Somali Civil War (2009–present)

Part of the Somali Civil War and the War on Terror

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Military situation in Somalia on 21 March 2017

Under control of the Somali government and Allies

Under control of Al-Shabaab and Allies

Under control of the self-declared state of Somaliland

Under control of Khatumo State

Disputed territory between the government of Somaliland and the government of Somalia

Under control of local forces and unaligned tribes

(For a more detailed map of the current military situation, see )

Date

31 January 2009 – present
(8 years, 10 months and 2 weeks)

Location

Somalia, Northeastern Kenya

Status

Transitional Federal Government takes control over Mogadishu,Merca, Baidoa, Hudur, and Jowhar.
Merger and split between/of Hizbul Islam and Al-Shabaab forces.
Power struggle within Al-Shabaab between pro-Al-Qaeda (international agenda) and moderate members (domestic agenda); moderate faction defeated
Federal Government formed in August 2012
Al-Shabaab loses control of much of South and Central Somalia
Operation Linda Nchi launched
Operation Indian Ocean launched
Operation Juba Corridor launched

Belligerents

Hizbul Islam (until 2010; 2012–2014)
Allegedly supported by:
Eritrea

ISIL (from 2015)

Islamic State in Somalia

Somali Armed Forces

AMISOM

Burundi
Djibouti (from 2011)
Ethiopia (from 2014)
Ghana
Kenya (from 2011, officially from 2012)
Nigeria (from 2010)
Sierra Leone (from 2013)
Uganda (until 2017)

Regional forces:

United States
Supported by:
United Kingdom

Non-combat support:

Commanders and leaders

Ahmad Umar
(Emir of al-Shabaab)
Fuad Qalaf (former)
Abu Mansur
Moktar Ali Zubeyr †
Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki
Mohamed Said Atom
Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad
Hassan Dahir Aweys
Omar Iman (former)
Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki †
Abu Musa Mombasa (former)
Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan †
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed †

Abdul Qadir Mumin

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
(President of Somalia)
Hassan Ali Khayre
(Prime Minister of Somalia)
Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed
(Minister of Defense)
Abdullahi Anod
(Chief of the Army)
Omar Hashi Aden †
(Former Minister of Security)
Osman Noor Soubagleh
(Force Commander of AMISOM)
Abreha Tesfay
(Deputy Force Commander of AMISOM)
Cyprien Ndikuriyo
(AMISOM Chief of Staff)
Ahmed Mohamed Islam
(President of Jubaland, Chairman of the Raskamboni Movement)
Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Hassan
(Chairman of Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a)
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali
(President of Puntland)
Abdi Hasan Awale Qeybdiid
(President of Galmudug)

Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden
(President of Southwestern Somalia)

Strength

5,000–7,000

1,200 foreign fighters (2011)

Unknown

200–300

18,000–36,000
~20,000
~2,000
<1,000 (2010)

>500 (2017)

Casualties and losses

8,016 killed (by 2012)

5 killed

756 killed, 367 wounded (by October 2012)

1,100–3,000+ killed

3 killed, 3 wounded

66+ killed

17+ killed, 40 wounded

8 killed (before joining AMISOM)

1 killed

4,365 killed in 2015

Jan 2009 – Oct 2012:
4,093–6,310 killed
10,938 wounded

1,400,000+ civilians displaced

1. Sheikh Omar Iman Abubakr was leader of Hizbul Islam until 26 May 2009, when he stepped down and handed over his position to Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys.

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