Human Rights Watch

This 113-page report is the first independent, on-the-ground investigation of the fighting that wracked Mogadishu in March and April 2007, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of civilians and the displacement of 400,000 people. Ethiopian, Somali and insurgent forces are all responsible for rampant violations of the laws of war in Mogadishu. This report documents numerous war crimes among many other violations of the laws of war by all parties to the armed conflict in Mogadishu.