Abdi Warsame Isaq (d. September 10, 2011 in

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), or more famously known as Colonel Abdi Warsame Isaq, ( so, Cabdi Warsame Isaaq, ar, عبدي ورسمة اساق ) was the chairman of the Southern Somali National Movement (SSNM), a military faction during the

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war. It consisted mainly of Gaadsan clan Surre, Biyamaal and other southern Mahad Dir clans.

History

Abdi Warsame Isaq hailed from the Dir clan of the Dir clan family, more importantly from the

Gaadsen Overview The Biimaal or Bimal, is a sub-clan of the major Dir clan family. This clan is widely known for leading a resistance against the colonials in southern Somalia for decades which can be compared to the war of the Sayyid in Somaliland. Th ...

branch of Dir. Formally allied with Aideed, the chairman of the SSNM, Colonel Abdi Warsame in 1993 broke with General Aideed and took part of the SSNM with him when he aligned himself with Ali Mahdi.

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