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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 ...
- 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...
Jan 4, 2023 · This U.S. Marine went to Somalia and became a warlord. 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…
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...
May 1, 2024 · 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.
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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.
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...
