He subsequently left Mogadishu for neighboring Djibouti, before later settling again in Borama.

The first vehicles belonging to Mr. Mahdi's faction are to leave northern Mogadishu early Tuesday.

I left Mogadishu the day before Dan Eldon was killed.

After Hamar Gale eventually left Mogadishu, he is believed to have then established a permanent settlement elsewhere.

Some clan members have left Mogadishu and have been fighting north of the city, he said.

The last United Nations troops left Mogadishu in 1995, relegating Somalia and its troubles to little more than occasional mention in the world's press.

Sa'id left Mogadishu as a teenager to study in Mecca and Medina, where he remained for 28 years gathering knowledge and gaining many disciples.

We will not leave Mogadishu until we get our hostages back and every American serviceman is accounted for.

When Ms. Kwakuud's parents were targeted in the conflict and killed by a bomb in their home, she and her children left Mogadishu for the countryside.

"We left Mogadishu in order to prevent bloodshed in the capital, but that does not mean we lost the holy war against our enemy."