United Somali Congress

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United Somali Congress Golaha Midnimada Soomaaliyeed
Commander/leader	Mohamed Farrah Aidid,[1]
Founded	1987 (1987)
Dissolved	2000 (2000)
Headquarters	Mogadishu
Ideology	Anti-communism Anti-Barre Hawiye interests Somali nationalism Greater Somalia
Group	Hawiye
Colours	Green
Politics of Somalia Political parties Elections

The United Somali Congress (USC, Somali: Golaha Midnimayada Soomaaliyeed) was one of the major rebel organizations in Somalia. Formed in 1989, it played a leading role in the ouster of the government of Siad Barre in 1991. Following infighting, the USC later splintered into two wings, led by Muhammad Farah Aidid and Ali Mahdi Muhammad.

Both Ali Mahdi and Aidid claimed to lead national unity governments, and each vied to lead the reconstruction of the Somali state.^[2] In an attempt to expand both their bases through alliances with other armed groups and political entities, Aidid's USC wing morphed into the Somali National Alliance (SNA) faction, while Mahdi's wing became the Somali Salvation Alliance (SSA).

By 2000, with the establishment of a Transitional National Government (TNG), a process of disarmament was put in motion and some ex-USC leaders were incorporated into the new interim administration.