2021 Mogadishu mutiny

2021 Mogadishu mutiny
Date25 April – 6 May 2021
Location
Mogadishu, Somalia
Result Withdrawal of rebels from Mogadishu
Belligerents
Somalia Somali Armed Forces Somalia Mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Saney Abdulle[1]
Units involved
Armed forces from Mogadishu Armed forces from Lower and Middle Shabelle
Strength
Hundreds
Casualties and losses
c. 24 killed,[2] 60,000 – 100,000 displaced[3]

On 25 April 2021, hundreds of Somali soldiers entered Mogadishu opposing extensions of the presidential mandate.

  1. ^ Former Somalia leader says soldiers attacked his house, 25 April 2021
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference crisis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia: Concerns over mass displacements in Mogadishu, 28 April 2021