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Mohamed Farrah Hassan Garad, popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad' or ; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), was a Somali military officer and warlord.
Nov 10, 2021 · When the United Nations tried to intervene, rival factions prevented adequate distribution of food and Mohamed Farrah Aidid's USC faction began to attack UN peacekeeping forces.
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Oct 2, 2023 · The “momentum and boldness” of Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the leader of the city’s most powerful clan and the U.N. mission’s chief antagonist, General Meade wrote, were his prime concern.
Oct 2, 2023 · Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the leader of the Habr Gidr clan, who vied for power in the wake of the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre's Somali regime. Aidid not only diverted food aid and...
Almost right away, militias led by the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid began attacking and killing U.N. peacekeepers. On October 3 and 4, 1993, U.S. forces set out on a snatch-and-grab...
Oct 3, 2023 · The US forces launched a surprise raid on a meeting of Aidid’s militia leaders in south Mogadishu, using Black Hawk helicopters and ground troops. The raid was part of Operation Gothic Serpent, a US-led mission to arrest Aidid and end his attacks on UN personnel and humanitarian aid workers.
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Feb 3, 2023 · It was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, between United States troops as part of a larger United Nations peacekeeping mission, and Somali militiamen loyal to General Mohamed...
