2020 timeline of the Somali Civil War
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This is a 2020 timeline of events in the Somali Civil War (2009–present).
January
- 18 January 2020 – A suicide car bombing killed four and injured at least 20 others in Afgooye, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Somali capital, Mogadishu.[1]
August
- 8 August 2020 – A suicide car bombing at the gates of the 12th April Army Brigade military base close to the recently reopened Mogadishu sports stadium in the Warta Nabadda district of Mogadishu.[2] 8 soldiers were killed.[3]
December
- 18 December 2020 – A suicide bombing committed by al-Shabaab in the city of Galkayo, Somalia. The Bombing killed 17 including four high ranking military commanders.[4]