Present phase of the Somali Civil War, concentrated in southern Somalia
Somali civil war Part of the Somali civil war and the war on terror Military situation in Somalia as of April 2024
Contested between Somali government and Al-Shabaab
Contested between Somali government and Somaliland
(For a more detailed map of the current military situation, see
here )
Date 31 January 2009 – present Location Status
Ongoing
Belligerents
Al-Qaeda and allies
Hizbul Islam (until 2010; 2012–2013)Alleged support: Eritrea [1] [2] Iran [3] North Korea [4]
Islamic State [5] [6]
Somalia
United States [7] [9] [10] Supported by: United Kingdom [11] Turkey [7] [12] France [13] Italy [14] Russia [15] [16] Commanders and leaders
Ahmad Umar Emir of al-Shabaab )Mahad Karate [18] [19] Fuad Qalaf Sheikh Ali Dheere Abdukadir Mohamed Abdukadir Mohamed Mire [20] Jehad Mostafa Hassan Afgooye [21] Abu Musa Mombasa
Abdul Qadir Mumin
† †
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud President of Somalia )Mohamed Hussein Roble Hassan Mohomed Amardanbe Odowaa Yusuf Rageh Said Abdullahi Dani Ahmed Abdi Karie [22] Ahmed Mohamed Islam Mohamed Ali Hassan Abdiaziz Laftagareen
Barack Obama Donald Trump Joe Biden Robert Gates Leon Panetta Chuck Hagel Ash Carter Jim Mattis Mark Esper Lloyd Austin
Strength
[24]
[26]
[27] [28] [29] [30] [31] Casualties and losses
[32]
[33] [34] [35] [36] [37]
4,365 killed (in 2015)[38]
Jan 2009 – Oct 2012 :[39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [39] [40]
Total killed: 66,995+ (as of 19 April 2024, per ACLED )[44]
Timeline Operations and battles 2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Major attacks 2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
United Nations Intervention in Somalia (1992–1995)
United States[7][9][10]
United Kingdom[11]
Turkey[7][12]
France[13]
Italy[14]
Russia[15][16]
200–300[26]
15,000 (2020)[27]
14,626 uniformed personnel, inclusive of 1,040 police personnel(2024)[28]
2,000 (2013)[29]
1,000 (2010)[30]
