Mohamed Farrah Aidid
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Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: Xuseen Maxamed Faarax Caydiid, Arabic: حسين محمد فارح عيديد) (born August 16, 1962) is the son of General Mohamed Farrah Aidid. His father was leader of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) , the organization that fought US forces in Mogadishu , through his death on August 2, 1996, after ...
- 1987–1995
- Somali National Alliance (SNA)
Nov 10, 2021 · Hussein Farrah Aidid is a Desert Storm veteran who landed in Somalia during Operation Restore Hope. His dad was leading the other side. How a US Marine Went to Somalia and Became a Warlord ...
Aug 21, 2023 · The late Mohamed Farrah Aidid was a key player in a 1990 coup, after which Somalia’s government collapsed in 1992 amid famine. His son, Hussein Farrah Aidid, spoke at a fundraiser for Nasri Warsame, a DFL candidate running against Council Member Aisha Chughtai.
Jan 4, 2023 · By Blake Stilwell. Updated on Jan 4, 2023 8:23 AM PST. 3 minute read. SUMMARY. Hussein Farrah Aidid left the United States Marine Corps and attempted to be a warlord like his father, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, who is a central figure in the story of Black Hawk Down. Mohamed Aidid was the leader….
Aug 12, 1996 · One of the many oddities in this battered capital is that a son of Gen. Mohammed Farah Aidid, the Somali faction leader who humiliated the United States in 1993, is a naturalized American...
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May 13, 2021 · Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid is a US Marine veteran who served from 1987 through 1995, notably during Desert Storm as well as in Somalia. After leaving the military he succeeded his late father Gen. Mohamed Farrah Aidid as president in August 1996 but stepped down a year later.
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 mission ...
