Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)

Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11)
	Part of Somali Civil War (2009–present)
	; Mogadishu prior to the battle
Date	23 August 2010 – 20 October 2011
Location	Mogadishu, Somalia
Result	TFG and AMISOM victory Majority of Mogadishu under TFG and AMISOM control as of 6 August 2011.; Whole city cleared of al-Shabaab by 20 October; Continued al-Shabaab guerilla attacks after withdrawal;
Belligerents
Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen; Hizbul Islam Alleged:; al-Qaeda	Transitional Federal Republic of Somalia; ARS-D-TFG coalition AMISOM Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a Limited involvement:; United States; European Union
Commanders and leaders
Mukhtar Abu Zubeyr; Mukhtar Robow; Hussein Ali Fidow; Ali Mohamed Hussein; Ibrahim "al-Afghani"; Sheikh Ali Dhere; Omar Shafik Hammami; Hassan Dahir Aweys; Mohamed Hayle; Fuad Mohamed Qalaf; Rajah Abu Khalid; Fazul Abdullah †	Sharif Ahmed; Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji-Faqi; Hussein Arab Isse; Abdikarim Yusuf Adam; Omar Sheikh Muhammad Farah; Omar Mo'allim Nur; Fredrick Mugisha; Nathan Mugisha; Paul Lokech; Mikael Ondoga; Cyprien Hakiza
Strength
Al-Shabaab: 5,000 – 14,426	TFG: 5,000; AMISOM: 9,300+; ASWJ: 2,000+
Casualties and losses
1,000–1,300 killed; 2,000 wounded;	Total: 641+ KIA 516+ KIA, 239+ WIA; ; Amisom 118 KIA, 66+ WIA; 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.;

The Battle of Mogadishu (2010–11) began on 23 August 2010 when al-Shabaab insurgents began attacking government and African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) positions in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab began its offensive after its spokesman said the group was declaring a "massive war" on troops sent by AMISOM, describing its 6,000 peacekeepers as "invaders". In December 2010 the number of AMISOM troops was increased to 8,000 and later to 9,000. The battle's name usually includes the years, when referenced, in order to distinguish it amongst the nine major Battles of Mogadishu during the decades long Somali Civil War.