United Somali Congress

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

The United Somali Congress (USC) 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, and became a target of the Unified Task Force campaign in 1993. Following infighting, the USC later splintered into smaller groups. By 2000, with the establishment of a Transitional National Government (TNG), a process of disarmament was put in motion and some moderate ex-USC leaders were incorporated into the new interim administration.