Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade

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Yusuf Mohammed Siad Inda'ade (Somali: Yuusuf Maxamed Siyaad (Indhacadde)) was an Islamist member of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Somalia, and serves as the ICU's head of security affairs.[1]. He is from the Ayr sub-clan[2], part of the Habar Gidir, which is a branch of the Hawiye clan. He has served as deputy and financier for Hassan Dahir Aweys, and served as the security chief.[3]

Nick-named "white-eyed" (or Indhacadde), he was a former warlord who occupied Lower Shabelle in 2002. He later allied himself with the Islamic Courts. The Islamic Courts advanced to central and south Somalia regions, including the Kismayo area, before Inda'ade pledged his support, giving them control of Lower Shabelle region in September 2006.[4] In December 2006, he appealed to foreign Muslim fighters to join his movement's Holy War against Ethiopia.[5] He had been friends with Barre Aden Shirre Hiiraale, who was leader of the Juba Valley Alliance which controlled Kismayo, and later became Defense Minister for the Transitional Federal Government, but the two parted ways over which side to support in the Somali Civil War.[6]

[edit] War in Somalia

Main article: War in Somalia (2006–present)

On December 12, 2006, he issued the ultimatum that Ethiopian forces should withdraw within seven days.[7] On December 15, 2006, referring to the proposed IGASOM peacekeeping force, he warned African nations to not send forces to Somalia.[8] On December 19, the deadline for Ethiopia came and went. Analysts considered Inda'ade's hardline stance had caused a split with moderates within the ICU.[9] On December 20, after the Ethiopians refused to withdraw, he admitted fighting had begun between the two sides, marking the beginning of the war at the Battle of Baidoa.[10]

On December 21, 2006, as the fighting intensified with Ethiopia, he took a flight to an undisclosed location with Hassan Dahir Aweys, and was said to be on the hajj, the pilgrimage in Mecca.[11]

On December 23, 2006, as the battle continued, he made a world-wide appeal for jihadists to come to Somalia, and claimed the ICU had taken Tiyoglow, Bakol province.[12] However, in the days that followed, the army of the ICU collapsed, leading to the Fall of Mogadishu and the retreat of the ICU to their stronghold at Ras Kamboni.

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  1. ^ The Ethiopian 'Six Day War' – Notes and Insights Omedia.org, January 9, 2007
  2. ^ "Islamic Courts Union's victory over U.S.-backed warlords in Somalia only brings it closer scrutiny", Associated Press, 2006-06-20. Retrieved on 2007-01-15. 
  3. ^ "Somali hardliner calls for foreign jihadists", The Guardian, 2006-12-24. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  4. ^ Islamists extend authority in Somalia, Reuters , 30 Sept 2006
  5. ^ Somali Islamists urge Muslim fighters to join jihad Reuters, December 23, 2006
  6. ^ "Somalia: Defense Minister eyeing more than his old turf", SomaliNet, 2006-12-27. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  7. ^ "Somalia’s Islamists give Ethiopia seven days to pull its troops out", Shabelle Media Networks, 2006-12-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  8. ^ "Somalia’s Islamic Courts deny al-Qaeda operatives inside Somalia", Shabelle Media Networks, 2006-12-15. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  9. ^ "Guns silent as Somali Islamists' deadline for Ethiopia passes", EITB24, 2006-12-19. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  10. ^ "Somalia: Skirmishes on for the second day as EU commission lands at Baidoa", Shabelle Media Networks, 2006-12-20. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  11. ^ "Somalia: Top Islamist officials leave for unknown destination", SomaliNet, 2006-12-21. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. 
  12. ^ Islamists call world Muslim fighters to wage their jihad war in Somalia Shabelle Media Networks