2016 in Somalia
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Somalia.
Incumbents
[edit]- Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President, 2012–2017
- Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Prime Minister, 2014–2017
Events
[edit]- Somali Civil War (2009–present)
- Somalia cut ties with Iran on 7 January following the execution of Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia.[1]
- Al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union base in southern Somalia on 15 January[2]
- Gunmen attacked the Lido or beach area in Mogadishu on 21 January.[3]
