In 2006, Ethiopian-backed forces captured Mogadishu to alter the course of the Somali Civil War
The landscape of the Horn of Africa changed overnight in 2006 when Ethiopian-backed forces marched into Mogadishu, ending months of control by the Islamic Courts Union and reshaping the Somali Civil War.
In a pivotal moment for East African geopolitics, Ethiopian troops and Somalia's Transitional Federal Government captured the capital city of Mogadishu on December 28, 2006. The city was taken almost unopposed as the Islamic Courts Union retreated, bringing a temporary end to their brief but strict rule over the region.
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