A Little bit about R.R.A
"REEWIN RESISTANCE ARMY (RRA). Also Rahanweyn Resistance Army. The first Reewin armed faction to emerge during the Somali civil war. The RRA was founded in a shir (assembly) at Jhaffey, west of Baidoa, on 13 October 1995. Col. Hassan Mohamed Nur, “Shaargaduud” (Red Shirt) was elected chair, and an executive committee composed of officers, traditional leaders, religious leaders, and intellectuals was established. The formation of the RRA was triggered by the invasion of Baidoa by Mohamed Farah Aideed’s militia on 17 September 1995, which overthrew the local government, the Digil-Mirifle Supreme Governing Council, established in March 1995. Aideed completed the occupation of Reewin land by capturing Huddur in the Bakool region. The RRA’s first major task was to recruit, train, and arm young Reewin men and women. Former officers supervised the training and all Reewin clans contributed men, arms, and money. Early in 1996, the RRA attacked the more important installations held by...