sentences:  The conflict began in mid-February 2006 when various warlords formed the ARPCT to challenge the emerging influence of the ICU.It was alleged that the United States had been provided funding for the ARPCT due to concerns that the ICU had ties to al-Qaeda.Most of the combat was concentrated in the Sii-Sii (often written "CC" in English) district in northern Mogadishu with both the Islamist militias and the secular factions leaders fighting for control of Mogadishu.