| Battle of Kismayo (2009) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Somali Civil War and the Somali Civil War (2009–present) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 al-Shabaab | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Ibrahim Haji Jama Mee'aad "al-Afghani" |
 Ahmed Mohamed Islaan "Madoobe" | ||||||||
The Battle of Kismayo (2009) erupted on 1 October 2009, after the Islamist alliance occupying Kismayo, Somalia broke down. Sheikh Ahmed "Madobe" and his Raskamboni Brigade forces attempted to expel al-Shabaab from the city, but were overpowered, resulting in an al-Shabaab takeover of Kismayo.[1]