The Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (abbreviated SRRC) was a political movement, as well as an armed militia, founded by Hussein Mohamed Farrah Aidid, son of the late warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. Growing out of the Somali National Alliance led by Aidid, it was originally founded to oppose the nascent Transitional Federal Government (TNG) and the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) in the 2001-2004 period, but eventually settled differences with them. Hussein Mohamed Farrah (Somali: ; born August 16, 1962 in Beledweyne, Somalia) is the son of Mohamed Farrah Aidid. ... General Mohamed Farrah Aidid (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Caydiid) (December 15, 1934 – August 1, 1996) was a controversial, charismatic and skillful Somali leader. ... The Somali National Alliance was a political alliance formed in June, 1992 with Mohamed Farrah Aidid as its head. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is an interim parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in 2004. ... Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland) or Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), formerly Trans-Juba (Italian: ), is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Juba River (thus Trans-Juba), bordering on Kenya. ...

Hussein Aidid, their leader, went on to become a member of the TNG leadership.

Somali Civil War

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Hussein Aidid refused to recognize the newly forming Mogadishu-based Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia, the pre-cursor of the present Transitional Federal Government (TFG)^[1], accusing it of "harboring militant Islamist sympathizers."^[2] Instead he formed the rival Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) in early 2001. The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament of the Somali Republic (Somali: ; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya) is an interim parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in 2004. ... The Transitional Federal Parliament is an interim parliament of Somalia formed in neighbouring Kenya in 2004. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On May 12, 2001, his forces captured Mogadishu's seaport after a battle with the Suleiman tribe left 19 combatants and 21 civilians dead.^[3] May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At some time during late 2001, he advised US President George W. Bush that a money transfer and telecommunications company, Al Barakaat, "had ties to terrorists and that there were terrorists in Somalia sympathetic to Osama bin Laden."^[3] (Though read the article on Al Barakaat to see the results of investigation.) He also "warned that militant Islamist Pakistani proselytizers were active in Mogadishu and other Somali cities and that they have strong links to Al-Itihad Al-Islami."^[2] 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States, inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... the never represent ISLAM ... Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (Arabic: Unity of Islam or AIAI) was an Islamist militant group in Somalia. ...

The SRRC was allegedly backed by the United States and Ethiopia (see Ethiopian involvement in Somalia) against other factions in the Somali Civil War. On Wednesday, May 15, 2002, Ethiopian soldiers attacked and temporarily captured the border town of Beledhawo with the help of the SRRC after the town had been captured by a rival militia. During the raid, the commander of the rival militia, Colonel Abdirizak Issak Bihi, was captured by the Ethiopian forces and taken across the border to Ethiopia. After the raid, control of the town was turned over to the SRRC.^[4] Ethiopian troop deployments in Somalia, December 2, 2006 Ethiopian involvement in Somalia started after the collapse of the central government in Somalia in 1991. ... The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988. ... May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In June, 2002, warlord Mohamed Dhere supported the SRRC and fought the TNG.^[5] June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

The SRRC battled with the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA) in 2002, resulting in 6,000 refugees fleeing Bulo Hawa. In 2003, there were 15,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) accommodated in Kismayo. Fighting throughout southern and central Somalia resulted in 86,000 IDPs by 2004.^[6] Landmines were cited as a problem affecting the area due to the fighting between the JVA and SRRC.^[7] Jubaland (Somali: Jubbaland) or Juba Valley (Somali: Dooxada Jubba), formerly Trans-Juba (Italian: ), is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of the Juba River (thus Trans-Juba), bordering on Kenya. ... Tailor in Labuje IDP camp in Uganda An internally displaced person (IDP) is someone who has been forced to leave their home for reasons such as religious or political persecution or war, but has not crossed an international border. ...

In July 2003, at the Somali National Reconciliation Conference, the SRRC and TNG leadership reached key compromises: "The TNG accepted the number of parliamentarians proposed by the SRRC while the latter approved the inclusion of politicians as requested by the TNG."^[8] 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for July, 2003. ...

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