The fighting that broke out on July 12th pitted the Warsangeli against the Wa'asle, both sub-clans of the main Abgal clan, while the clashes on July 14th were between forces loyal to faction leader Muse Sudi Yalahow, a member of the Abgal opposed to the TNG, and the Warsangeli. The two days of fighting caused more than 40 deaths and an unknown number of wounded.
The subsequent fighting in South Mogadishu, on July 15th-16th was between a militia working for businessmen and a militia loyal to faction leader Usman Ali Ato, around a strategic checkpoint at KM-7, southwest of Mogadishu. The businessmen are said to belong to the Ayr sub-clan of the main Habar Gedir clan, while Ato is member of the Sa'd sub-clan of the same main clan. Qeybdid denied that Government forces had been involved in the fighting. He explained that TNG involvement was limited to the fact that the businessmen's militia had been escorting a convoy carrying relief materials. The TNG had since succeeded in defusing the situation in the city, Qeybdid said, adding that he was "90 percent confident that there will be no more fighting in Mogadishu". He stressed, however, that the TNG would deploy police at all important junctions in the city, including KM-7, in order to contain rampant crime. The death toll in this confrontation was about 15, plus more than 60 wounded. There had been no further fighting since the afternoon of July 16th, but the situation remained tense.
