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Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11)

Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)
Part of Somali Civil War and War in Somalia (2009 – present)
Mogadishu 13 March 2010.png
Mogadishu prior to the battle
Date 23 August 2010 – 6 August 2011
Location Mogadishu, Somalia
Result

TFG and AMISOM victory

  • All areas of Mogadishu under TFG and AMISOM control as of 6 August 2011.
  • Continued al-Shabaab guerilla attacks after withdrawal
Belligerents

Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
Hizbul Islam*
Flag of Jihad.svg Foreign mujahideenAlleged:

al-Qaeda

 Republic of Somalia:

Somalia ARS-D-TFG coalition
AMISOM
Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.png Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a

limited involvement:
 United States

 European Union
Commanders and leaders

Ibrahim "al-Afghani"
Moktar Ali Zubeyr
Mukhtar Robow
Hussein Ali Fidow
Ali Mohamed Hussein
Sheikh Ali Dhere
Omar Shafik Hammami
Hassan Dahir Aweys
Mohamed Hayle
Fuad Mohamed Qalaf
Rajah Abu Khalid

Fazul Abdullah  

Somalia Sharif Ahmed
Somalia Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi
Somalia Hussein Arab Isse
Somalia Abdikarim Yusuf Adam
Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.png Omar Sheikh Muhammad Farah
Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.png Omar Mo'allim Nur
UgandaFredrick Mugisha
UgandaNathan Mugisha
UgandaPaul Lokech
UgandaMikael Ondoga

BurundiCyprien Hakiza
Strength
Al-Shabaab: 5,000 – 14,426 TFG: 5,000 – 8,700
AMISOM: 9,300+
ASWJ: 2,000+
Casualties and losses
1,000–1,300 killed
2,000 wounded

Total: 641+ KIA

  • Somalia 516+ KIA, 239+ WIA
  • Amisom 118 KIA, 66+ WIA
  • Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.png 7 KIA, 18 WIA
2,318+ civilians killed – 6,024+ wounded
(January – November 2010)
  • Hizbul Islam was disbanded and merged into al-Shabaab on 20 December 2010.

TFG and AMISOM victory

Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
Hizbul Islam*
Flag of Jihad.svg Foreign mujahideenAlleged:

 Republic of Somalia:

limited involvement:
 United States


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