In 2005, they estimated that "there are 11–15,000 militia people controlling Mogadishu (out of national estimates ranging from 50,000 to 200,000)."
By 2005, experts believed that around 11-15,000 non-state armed groups were in charge of Mogadishu, which was a smaller proportion than the broader range of estimates suggesting between 50,000 and 200,000.