2022 Central Somalia offensive

2022 Central Somalia offensive
	Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Date	August 7, 2022 - January 2023
Location	Hiraan, Middle Shabelle, Galguduud, Somalia
Result	Somali government victory 215 inhabited areas recaptured by the government;
Belligerents
Somalia Somali National Army Danab Brigade; Gorgor Special Forces; ; National Intelligence and Security Agency; Ma'awisley Hawadle clan; Habar Gidir clan; Some Abgal clans; ; ATMIS; United States AFRICOM; Turkey	al-Shabaab
Commanders and leaders
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud; Odowaa Yusuf Rageh; Abdikadir Hassan Qoondhe; Yusuf Dhegey Ugas	Yusuf Issa Kaba-katukade; Rakhib Mohamed Hassan †; Abdillahi Ali Araye †; Musab Abdalla Saney †; Sirad Omar Ga'al †
Casualties and losses
361+ SNA and allies killed; 6 Djiboutian ATMIS soldiers killed	1,803+ killed
	166+ civilians killed; Thousands kidnapped, injured, or displaced

Starting in August 2022, the Somali government and allies launched an offensive against al-Shabaab in the Hiran region of Hirshabelle state, successfully recapturing many areas that had been under al-Shabaab control for decades. The offensive was one of the first acts of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's presidency, and coincided with a rebellion against al-Shabaab by Ma'awisley clan militias in June 2022. The offensive eventually expanded to Middle Shabelle and Galguduud regions, marking the most successful Somali government offensive in years.

After the government's success in Hirshabelle, it attempted to capitalize on these gains with a second offensive in southern Somalia's South West State and Jubaland in 2023. This offensive, dubbed Operation Black Lion, did not wield as many successes as the Hirshabelle offensive and reversed some Somali government gains made in the first offensive.