List of massacres in Somalia

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Somalia (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Perpretrator Location Deaths including pepretrators Notes
Isaaq genocide 1987 to 1989 Somali Democratic Republic Somali Democratic Republic 50,000–200,000[1]
Mogadishu riots of July 1989 July 14, 1989 Somali Democratic Republic Mogadishu 400
Jazeera Beach Massacre July 15, 1989 Somali Democratic Republic Jazeera Beach, 20 miles south of Mogadishu 47[2]
Bloody Monday raid July 12, 1993  United States Mogadishu UNOSOM II claim - 7 to 20 killed (All male combatants)

Red Cross claim - 215 casualties, including 54 killed

Habar Gidir and SNA claim - 273 casualties, including 73 killed (women and children among deceased) Foreign journalists - 4 killed by mob after the raid[3]
Al-Hidaya Mosque massacre April 19, 2008 Ethiopian National Defense Force Huriwa District, Mogadishu 21[4]
2009 Beledweyne bombing June 18, 2009 Al-Shabaab Beledweyne, Hiiraan 57[5]
2009 Hotel Shamo bombing December 3, 2009 Unknown Mogadishu 25[6]
May 2010 Mogadishu bombings May 1, 2010 Unknown Mogadishu 39[7]
Muna Hotel attack August 24. 2010 Al-Shabaab Mogadishu 32[8]
2011 Mogadishu bombing October 4, 2011 Al-Shabaab Mogadishu 100[9]
2013 United Nations compound attack in Mogadishu June 19, 2013 Al-Shabaab Mogadishu 22[10]
Baidoa suicide bombing February 28, 2016 Al-Shabaab Baidoa 30[11]
Awdiinle massacre July 17, 2016 Ethiopian National Defense Force Awdiinle, 30 km west of Baidoa 13
2024 Lido Beach attack August 2, 2024 Al-Shabaab Lido Beach, Mogadishu 56+[12][13]
2024 Mogadishu tea shop bombing August 17, 2024 Al-Shabaab Daynile, Mogadishu 21+[14]

References

  1. ↑ Peifer 2009, p. 23; Totten & Parsons 1995, p. 525; Straus 2015, p. 149; Gilbert 2014, p. 40; Nafziger, Stewart & Väyrynen 2002, p. 191; Jones 2004, p. 246; Rutter 2006, p. 176; Frushone 2001, p. 15; Dumper & Stanley 2007, p. 93; Geldenhuys 2009
  2. ↑ Ap (July 22, 1989). "SOMALIA EXECUTES 46 AFTER RIOTING". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ UN and Somalia 1992-1996, p. 404.
  4. ↑ "Garowe Online - Home". www.garoweonline.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2008. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ "BELEDWEYNE MASSACRE: Remembering victims on the 10th anniversary of the terror attack". hiiraan Online. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  6. ↑ "4th minister dies of wounds". The Straits Times. December 6, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Somali blasts kill at least 30 at 'militants mosque'". BBC News. May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Somali MPs killed in hotel suicide attack". BBC News. August 24, 2010. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Murder in Mogadishu". Voice of America. October 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Somali militants attack UN base in Mogadishu, killing 15". the Guardian. June 19, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Islamist group kills 30 in twin blasts in Somali town". Reuters. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Lido Beach Massacre Exposes Mogadishu's Security Vulnerabilities". The Somali Digest. August 3, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Somali beach attack kills 32, police say". BBC. August 3, 2024. Archived from the original on August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  14. ↑ "More Than 20 Killed in Deadly Bombings in Mogadishu, Afgooye". hornobserver.com. August 17, 2024. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
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