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United Somali Congress | |
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Commander/leader | Mohamed Farrah Aidid,[1] Ali Mahdi Muhammad |
Founded | 1987 |
Dissolved | 2000 |
Headquarters | Mogadishu |
Ideology | Anti-communism Anti-Siad Barre Islamism Somali nationalism Greater Somalia Hawiye interests |
Group | Hawiye |
Colours | Green |
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.
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