2016_in_Somalia Knowpia

Decades:	1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s; ;
See also:	History of Somalia; List of years in Somalia;

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Somalia.

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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]