It was attended by most supporters of the Transitional National Government (TNG) of Somalia.
The TNG was the predecessor organization of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG).
However, at the time, the Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) was still hotly contending with other factions, including warlord Adan Madobe-Habsade, who captured Baidoa.
The RRA accused the Juba Valley Alliance of assisting the warlord, an accusation denied by the JVA leader Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale.
[1] Former President and member of parliament Ali Mahdi Muhammad blamed Ethiopia for interfering in the meetings.