The battle, fought mainly in the south of the city, left at least 87 people dead and 90 more injured.[2] Rebels fired volleys of mortar bombs at the presidential palace, located on a hilltop in the Wardhigley district.[2][2] A base for African Union and government troops in the Hodan district was also fired upon as was the nearby Howlwadag district.[2] The recently elected President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was said to be within his palace at the time of the incident.[2]