Col. Hassan Mohamed Nur, "Shaargaduud" (Red Shirt) was elected chair, and an executive committee composed of officers, traditional and religious leaders, and intellectuals was established.

[citation needed] The RRA's first major task was to recruit, train, and arm young Reewin men and women.

When reconciliation efforts, especially the Sodere Declaration and Cairo Accords, failed after the death of Aidid in a street fight and the succession of his son, "Aideed Junior", the RRA insisted that it would not negotiate with those who occupied Reewin land.

[4] The warring leaders of the RRA were eventually reconciled and, though conflicts periodically erupted thereafter, all joined the Transitional Federal Government at its formation.

[citation needed] In June 2006, Botan Ise Alin's militia that was allied with the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism surrendered to the RRA after the Second Battle of Mogadishu by Islamic Court Union forces.