Fall of Mogadishu

The fall of Mogadishu occurred on December 28, 2006, when the militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian troops entered the Somali capital unopposed. It came after a swift string of TFG and Ethiopian military victories against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which had its headquarters in Mogadishu before it fled south.

Not to be confused with Battle of Mogadishu (disambiguation).
Fall of Mogadishu
Part of the War in Somalia (2006–2009)
DateDecember 28, 2006
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Result

Ethiopian/TFG Victory

  • Government forces take control of Mogadishu
  • Continuing Islamist insurgency
Belligerents
Islamic Courts Union Transitional Federal Government
 Ethiopia
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