Battle of Mtshelelele

Battle of Mtshelelele
Part of the Insurgency in M'biruna
Daoan helicopters patrol the skies above Mtshelelele
Date 19 - 22 September 2007 Location Mtshelelele, M'biruna Result Daoan-M'birunan Victory CCU militia forces routed City of Mtshelelele sustained heavy damage
Factions
Daobac M'biruna Allied Rebels Ally Rebel Unit 1 Ally Rebel Unit 2 Ally Rebel Unit 3	CCU Ingubu Militia
Commanders and leaders
Commander A Commander B	Commander A Commander B Commander D
Strength
Daoan Forces 472 Initial Troops 935 Reinforcement Troops 29 Armored Vehicles 41 Utility Vehicles 20 Helicopters 6 Drones M'birunan Forces 665 Troops Allied Rebels 780 Troops	CCU Ingubu Militia 2,500 Troops 60 Technicals
Casualties and losses
Daoan Casualties 99 Killed 297 Wounded 7 Armored Vehicles destroyed 15 Utility Vehicles destroyed 2 Helicopters destroyed M'birunan Casualties 27 Killed 40 Wounded Allied Rebel Casualties Est 200 Killed Unknown number wounded	Est 327 killed 102 Insurgents Captured 45 Technicals Destroyed Unknown Number Wounded
Approximately XXX civilians killed

The Battle of Mtshelelele was a major battle in the aftermath of the M'birunan Civil War where rebel forces of the Cha CHa Ungalakothi (CCU) Ingubu Militia were engaged in an intense and violent three day house-to-house battle against the Multinational Peacekeeping Force M'biruna (MPFM). It was fought on 19-22 September 2007 in Mtshelelele, M'biruna. The battle was a part of the larger insurgency in M'biruna that began on 27 April 2007 and is largely considered as a major turning point of the insurgency as CCU militia found itself unable to sustain a prolonged armed insurgency against the MPFM after the battle.