The Islamic Courts' claimed mission was to bring social justice and combat iniquity thus after capturing Mogadishu it brought Sharia law back to Somalia and re instituted the constitution.
British forces that were in Kenya during World War II captured Mogadishu on February 26, 1941.
By December 28, the Transitional Federal Government had captured Mogadishu as the ICU forces fled.
The Islamic Court Union announces that it has captured Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after battles with the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counterterrorism, a group of secular US-backed warlords.
After two decades of violence and civil war (which began in 1986) and after the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia captured Mogadishu and Kismayo, the TFG attempted to disarm the militias of the country in late 2006.
In 1585, during the reign of Murat III, Ottoman corsair Emir Ali (also called Miral Bey) captured Mogadishu (now capital of Somalia) from the Portuguese navy.
At the end of 2008, the group had captured Baidoa but not Mogadishu.
December 29 - War in Somalia: Ethiopian and Transitional government troops capture Mogadishu without resistance.
By the time Moyale fell, allied forces had captured Mogadishu to the east and this success encouraged General Wavell to advise Cunningham that the South African division should be readied to deploy to Egypt at short notice.
