Muhammad Ibrahim Habsade
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Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade (
Life and career
Mohamed Ibrahim Habsade was born in Toosweyne village in the
Sufi sect of Islam, particularly Sheikh Banani Tariqah. He was among the leaders who laid the foundations of Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), established in Jhafay in the outskirts of Berdale district late 1995. He died on January 24, 2015.[3]
Background of conflict
Prior to
Shabelle
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This made the other Rahanweyn subclans feel marginalised and prompted frequent clashes between the Leysan and the in September 1995.
The
Mohamed Farah Aideed and asked him to attack Baidoa. As a result of this Baidoa fell in the hands of Aideed on a Sunday morning on 17 September 1995. Most of the Rahanwein clans initially welcomed Aideed The Eelay sided with Aideed. The ousted leaders of the Leysan including Habsade
resorted to armed resistance to free Baidoa from Aideed, and together with other Rahanweyn politicians founded RRA in Jhafay and appointed by colonel Hassan Mohamed Nor Shaatigaduud.
Opposition
Habsade elected the thirty leader of RRA,. According to Habsade, his subclan, Leysan, and other clans which was the target of Aideed's invasion of Baidoa. Therefore, they viewed that without the help of Rahanwein subclans, they will not achieve their goals of liberating . As well as Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud of the Harin subclan elected to the leadership of RRA. This move won the support he expected from other subclans, but after the liberation of Baidoa in 1999, his clan held him responsible for their third position of RRA leadership.
In 2002, Habsade, along with
Hadame clan member. They eventually ousted the militias loyal to both Sheikh Aden Madowe and Shatigadud. Habsade opposed the relocation of the TFG to Baidoa and eventually allied himself with the Mogadishu
warlords.
References
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- ^ "IRIN Africa | SOMALIA: Talks in Kenya "on Course", Says Official | Somalia | Conflict." IRIN • Humanitarian News and Analysis from Africa, Asia and the Middle East - Updated Daily. UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. <http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=46684>.
- ^ "Somalia Federal MP dies in Mogadishu". garoweonline.com. January 25, 2015.