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Battle of Hawadley
On January 17, 2023, al-Shabaab attacked a Somali army base in the town of Hawadley, Hirshabelle State, Somalia. In response, the Somali army launched counter-operations to secure the area. BackgroundIn late 2022, the Somali government under Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched a massive counteroffensive against al-Shabaab in Somalia's Hirshabelle State.[1] In the offensive, Somali forces recovered large swaths of the state, including Runirgod District, Ceel Guud, and Harardhere.[1] In these offensives, they captured the town of Hawadley in late October.[2] BattlesThe day of the attack, al-Shabaab militants placed a car with explosives outside the Somali Army's military base in Hawadley.[2] Immediately afterward, jihadists stormed the base and shot at the Somali soldiers. Somali forces were able to hold onto the base.[3] A Somali commander from a nearby town stated that seven Somali soldiers, including the base's commander, were killed in the attack.[4] This number later rose to ten soldiers killed.[3] al-Shabaab, immediately after the attack, claimed the deaths of sixty-three Somali soldiers.[5] Two days later, the Somali army in collaboration with NISA attacked al-Shabaab bases at farms on the outskirts of Hawadley. Forty-nine al-Shabaab fighters were killed in the battle.[6] The attack was launched in response to the Hawadley base attack.[6] References
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