Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad' ; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed, …

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 …

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.

Aug 1, 2023 · Mohamed Farrah Aidid’s life was characterized by ambition, charisma, and a ruthless pursuit of power. His rise to prominence as a warlord during Somalia’s civil war was marked by …

Feb 11, 2025 · Surviving Black Hawk Down has reignited interest in the Black Hawk Down Incident and the Battle of Mogadishu, and here is everything that the docuseries reveals about Somali General …

Oct 2, 2023 · Mohamed Farrah Aidid was the leader of the Habr Gidr clan, who vied for power in the wake of the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre's Somali regime.

Almost right away, militias led by the Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid began attacking and killing U.N. peacekeepers. Those attacks changed the mission, dubbed Operation GOTHIC SERPENT, for …

Aug 2, 1996 · Born Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad or Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, he enlisted as a young in the Corpo di Polizia della Somalia, the Police Corps of Somalia. In 1954, he was sent to …

Hussein Mohamed Farrah, son of General Aidid, emigrated to the United States when he was 17 years old. Staying 16 years in the country, he eventually became a naturalized citizen and later a United …

Mohamed Farrah Aidid ... Mohamed Farrah Hassan Aidid (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Caydiid; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996) was a Somali general and diplomat. He …