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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.
- 1960–1996
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,...
Feb 23, 2024 · Muhammad Farah Aydid 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 centre of the Somalian civil war.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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...
Sep 27, 2023 · In October 1993, United States forces became embroiled in an armed conflict against troops loyal to Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Known as the Battle of Mogadishu, the incident is perhaps best remembered for the debacle that later became immortalized in the film Black Hawk Down.
- Austin Harvey
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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.
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...
