The terrorists were driven out of Mogadishu in 2011 by government forces backed by 20,000 African Union peacekeepers.
Sanadkii 2011, Al Shabaab waxaa ka saaray magaalada caasimada ah ee Muqdisho ciidamada dowladda oo ay taageerayaan 20,000 oo ka tirsan ciidanka nabad ilaalinta Midowga Afrika.