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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. Educated in both Rome and Moscow, he served as a chief in the Italian colonial police force and later as a ...
Nov 10, 2021 · Mohamed Farrah Aidid was one of Somalia's most dangerous and aggressive warlords. He was instrumental in the overthrow of communist dictator Mohamed Siad Barre. After the ouster of Barre,...
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...
May 1, 2024 · Role In: 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 ...
Sep 27, 2023 · As a result, a local warlord named Mohamed Farrah Aidid became increasingly violent toward the U.N. and U.S. presence in the country. In June 1993, Somali militants attacked U.N. peacekeepers who were inspecting Aidid’s arms depots. Violence continued to escalate, and by August, Aidid was targeting American personnel.
Oct 2, 2023 · Somalia is full of danger.”. 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 ...
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...
