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2016 in Somalia

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1990s2000s2010s

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Somalia.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President, 2012-current
  • Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister, 2014-current
  • Events

  • War in Somalia (2009–present)
  • Somalia cut ties with Iran on 7 January following the execution of Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia.
  • Al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union base in southern Somalia on 15 January
  • Gunmen attacked the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu on 21 January.
  • References

    2016 in Somalia Wikipedia


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