Witnesses said they saw several foreign fighters fighting a long al-shabab including the man who has been seen his pictures in videos that the Shabab broadcasted earlier.
The residents in Towfiq area said they saw the American Islamist fighters, Amu Mansor Al-Imriki, standing in Towfiq junction.
Ali Dhere, an al-shabab official who was speaking to BBC Somali service said Muslims could not be classified as Black and white and he neither confirmed nor denied that foreigners were fighting a long their side.
The information minister of the Somali government Farhan Ali Mohamoud accused al-shabab that foreigners was the driving force behind them.
"This war is led by foreign fighters who want to take control of Somalia," he said. "They waged a full attack on government positions and this is what they had planned in order to overthrow the government."
Thousands of residents, with belongings on their heads or strapped on their backs, were seen fleeing their homes. Others found themselves trapped amid the fighting.
But the situation of Mogadishu has returned to normalcy on Monday.
amsomalia@mareeg.com
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