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Battle of Mogadishu (2009)

Battle of Mogadishu (2009)
Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present)
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Control of Mogadishu after the battle
Date 7 May – 1 October 2009
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Result
  • Rebels make large gains but fail to topple the government
  • Both sides claim victory
  • Low level violence continues
Territorial
changes
Insurgents take control of most of North and East Mogadishu
Belligerents

Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam

Foreign Mujahideen
Al-Qaeda

 Somalia:

Somalia ARS-D-TFG coalition
AMISOM
Commanders and leaders

Moktar Ali Zubeyr "Godane"
Mukhtar Robow
Ali Mohamed Hussein
Hussein Ali Fidow
Ali Mohamud Raghe "Dheere"
Xasan Xuseen
Ibrahim "al-Afghani"
Hassan Dahir Aweys
Hassan Turki
Omar Iman "Abubakr"
Hassan Mahdi
Musa Arale
Abdulkadir Hamsa "Qatatow" 2 
Ahmed "Lashin" Sheikh Muhiyadin 2
Mo'alin Hashi
Indho Ade 1
Ali Saleh Nabhan 

Fazul Abdul Mohammed

Somalia Sharif Ahmed
Somalia Omar Hashi Aden 
Somalia Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke
Somalia Mohamed Abdi "Gandhi"
Somalia Said Mohamed Hersi (resigned)
Somalia Mohamed Husein Adow 
Somalia Yusuf Hussein Dumal
Somalia Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame
Somalia Muhiddin Hassan Juris
Somalia Ali Said 
Somalia Muse Sudi Yalahow
Somalia Nur Daqli
Abdulkadir Ali Omar
Indho Ade 1
Abdirisak Mohamed Qeyloy
Levi Karuhanga

BurundiJuvenal Niyoyunguruza 
Strength
Al-Shabaab: 2,500

TFG: 2,900

AMISOM: 4,350
Casualties and losses
94+ killed*

Total: 126+ KIA

1,497 civilians killed3
4,911 civilians injured*

223,000 displaced
  • Casualty figures do not include those killed by criminal related violence, accidents or infighting among their factions.

1 Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siad "Indho Ade" (a warlord who is notorious for switching sides), and his militia were part of Hizbul Islam until 17 May, when he defected to the government.
2 Abdulkadir Hamsa "Qatatow" was first a government commander but he defected to Hizbul Islam. Soon after, he was assassinated. Ahmed "Lashin" Sheikh Muhiyadin was also an ICU commander but defected on 10 June.

3 Casualty figures of 1,739 killed were reported for the whole of 2009, at least 242 of which were combatants. The 1,497 remaining civilian dead includes both people killed before 7 May and people killed after 1 October.

Al-Shabaab
Hizbul Islam

 Somalia:

Moktar Ali Zubeyr "Godane"
Mukhtar Robow
Ali Mohamed Hussein
Hussein Ali Fidow
Ali Mohamud Raghe "Dheere"
Xasan Xuseen
Ibrahim "al-Afghani"
Hassan Dahir Aweys
Hassan Turki
Omar Iman "Abubakr"
Hassan Mahdi
Musa Arale
Abdulkadir Hamsa "Qatatow" 2 
Ahmed "Lashin" Sheikh Muhiyadin 2
Mo'alin Hashi
Indho Ade 1
Ali Saleh Nabhan 


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