Battle of Mogadishu (2009)

Part of Somali Civil War, War in Somalia (2009-present)

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

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

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

Juvenal Niyoyunguruza †

Strength

Al-Shabaab: 2,500

TFG: 2,900

AMISOM: 4,350

Casualties and losses

94+ killed*

Total: 126+ KIA

97+ KIA
Amisom 29 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:

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