Garbahaarey is the capital of Gedo, the second largest and second most populated region (gobolka) of Somalia. Garbahaarrey is the birthplace of the longest-serving Somali president, Maj. General Mohamed Siyad Barre. The president's body was buried in Garbahaarey following his death in Nigeria in 1995. The Population is roughly 43,000 and the inhabitants are of the Marehan clan. This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Siad Barre Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre) (1919 or 1921?, Ganane, Italian Somaliland - January 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) was the socialist President of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Garbahaarrey was last week captured by a Somali National Front (SNF) faction led by Colonel Abdirazzaq Isaq Bihi.
According to the interim Transitional National Government(TNG), the SNF faction withdrew because of pressure from the local population.
His comments about the fighting in Garbahaarrey were broadcast by the official radio station for the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia.
Garbahaarrey, 400 km southwest of Mogadishu, changed hands on Monday when militia attacked, and the forces defending it withdrew, Dinari told IRIN.
But Dinari insisted that "as far as we are concerned Garbahaarrey is in the hands of the Ethiopian military".
The Garbahaarrey protesters were addressed by the minister of transport of the transitional government, Abdi Guled, who is from Gedo Region, and Ugas Umar Ugas Hirsi, the highest traditional leader of the Marehan clan.
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