His father was leader of the Somali National Alliance (SNA), the faction that fought UNOSOM II and US forces during 1993.

[4] During the early 2000s, he opposed the newly formed Transitional National Government (TNG) as a member of the Somalia Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC).

Farrah, at the time one of the few available Somali language translators with the Marines, was attached to UNITAF forces commander Lt. Gen. Robert B.

[12] When he turned 30 years old, Farrah was selected by the Habar Gidir clan as successor to his father and returned to Somalia.

On September 1, 1996, Aidid met with UN representatives for the first time, to deal with issues left over as legacies of his father's administration.

[14] On December 17, 1996, rival warlord Ali Mahdi Mohamed attacked his headquarters, leaving 135 dead after five days of fighting in Mogadishu.

[16] On March 30, 1998, Ali Mahdi Mohamed and Hussein Aidid signed a peace treaty in which they agreed to share power over Mogadishu, ending seven years of fighting following the ousting of Siad Barre.

[15] Hussein Aidid refused to recognize the newly forming Djibouti-backed Mogadishu-based Transitional Federal Government (TFG),[17] accusing it of "harboring militant Islamist sympathizers.

"[15] He also "warned that militant Islamist Pakistani proselytizers were active in Mogadishu and other Somali cities and that they have strong links to Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.

"[20] Offices held: On December 28, 2006, after the defeat of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), Aidid was present when government forces entered Mogadishu.