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    Mohammed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: ๐’‘๐’–๐’„๐’–๐’‘๐’—๐’† ๐’ˆ๐’˜๐’•๐’›๐’† ๐’๐’–๐’‡๐’‡๐’—, Arabic: ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุฒูŠุงุฏ ุจุฑูŠ Muhammad Siad Bariy; c...
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    Maslah Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali National Army general and son of longtime Somali ruler Mohamed Siad Barre. He was commanding the 77th Sector in...
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  • the 1980s and early 1990s. The rebellion started in 1978 when President Siad Barre began using his special forces, the "Red Berets" (Duub Cas), to attack...
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    and 1989 by the Somali Democratic Republic, under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, during the Somaliland War of Independence. The number of civilian deaths...
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  • opposition groups dedicated to ousting the authoritarian regime of Mohamed Siad Barre. Took part in a 1982 Ethiopian border offensive against Somalia. The SSDF...
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    Morgan, is a Somali military and faction leader. He was the son-in-law of Siad Barre and Minister of Defence of Somalia. He hails from the Majeerteen Darood...
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  • Commander Mohamed Siad Barre took power in Somalia. Siad Barre, a self-proclaimed Marxist, quickly aligned himself with the Soviet Union. Siad Barre prioritized...
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    Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed Forces began engaging...
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    with other armed opposition groups, he succeeded in toppling President Siad Barre's 22 year old regime following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in...
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    including his own United Somali Congress, deposed longtime dictator Siad Barre. However, Muhammad was not able to exert his authority beyond parts of...
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