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Mohamed Farrah Hassan Garad, known as General Aidid or Aideed (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad'; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), was a Somali general and diplomat.
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.
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 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.
May 1, 2024 · Somalia intervention. Muhammad Farah Aydid (born c. 1930, Beledweyne, Italian Somaliland—died Aug. 1, 1996, Mogadishu, Somalia) was a Somali faction leader. He received military training in Italy and the U.S.S.R. and served in posts under Mohamed Siad Barre (1978–89) before overthrowing him in 1991. He became the dominant clan leader at the ...
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Aug 12, 1996 · When General Aidid's forces captured Baidoa in south-central Somalia in September, Mr. Farah was given a large role commanding the forces and got his first taste of combat, diplomats said.
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Feb 3, 2023 · As part of the campaign to capture General Aidid, US forces in Mogadishu launched the raid on the Abdi House on July 12, 1993, killing numerous members of General Aidid’s clan, the Habr Gidr.
