He was among the leaders who laid the foundations of Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA), established in Jhafay in the outskirts of Berdale district late 1995.
[3] Prior to Aideed's invasion of Baidoa on 17 September 1995, the Leysan sub-clan of the Rahanweyn clan were almost all the employees of the UNOSOM and the relief Service Organisation.
[citation needed] The Al- Ahli Company, run by Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan whose mother is from Leysan, had monopoly power in signing contract with the Relief Service Organisation whıch were stationed in Baidoa to offer aid to the victims of the famine which hit the area between Juba and Shabelle.
This made the other Rahanweyn subclans feel marginalised and prompted frequent clashes between the Leysan and the Harin, the Jiron, and eventually the Elay in September 1995.
The ousted leaders of the Leysan including Habsade resorted to armed resistance to free Baidoa from Aideed, and together with other Rahanweyn politicians founded RRA in Jhafay and appointed by colonel Hassan Mohamed Nor Shaatigaduud.