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Yusuf Mohammed Siad Indhacade, ( so, Yuusuf Maxamed Siyaad "Indhacadde") aka "Inda'ade" (White Eyes) was a Somali islamist and former Minister. In 2011 he was a
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in the
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. He hails from the
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sub-clan, part of the Habar Gidir, which is a branch of the Hawiye clan. For a short period he was Somali
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. Nicknamed "white-eyed" (or Indhacadde), he was a former governor of 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.Islamists extend authority in Somalia
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In December 2006, he appealed to Somalia's youth to join his movement's Holy War against
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.Somali Islamists urge Muslim fighters to join jihad
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, December 23, 2006
He had been friends with
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, who was leader of the Juba Valley Alliance which controlled Kismayo, and later became Defense Minister for the
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, but the two parted ways over which side to support in the
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. Recently he became part of the Islamist resistance group, formed in January 2008 known as Hizbul Islam. He however soon started an internal conflict in the group as he claimed to have removed the group's chairman
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and replaced him with another Islamic cleric.
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however expressed support for Omar Iman and criticized Inda'ade saying he "has made it normal to destroy every group he is part of." On May 17, 2009, he defected to the
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and was later appointed
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. He resigned from the position as minister on 17 June 2010 and started his own faction after claiming the government didn't keep to its agreements.


War in Somalia

On December 12, 2006, he issued the ultimatum that Ethiopian forces should withdraw within seven days. On December 15, 2006, referring to the proposed IGASOM peacekeeping force, he warned African nations to not send forces to Somalia. 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. 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
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. On December 21, 2006, as the fighting intensified with Ethiopia, he took a flight to an undisclosed location with
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, and was said to be on the ''hajj'', the pilgrimage in
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. On December 23, 2006, as the battle continued, he made a worldwide appeal for jihadists to come to Somalia, and claimed the ICU had taken
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, Bakool Region (''gobol'').Islamists call world Muslim fighters to wage their jihad war in Somalia
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However, in the days that followed, the army of the ICU collapsed, leading to the
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and the retreat of the ICU to their stronghold at Ras Kamboni.


Car Bomb Attack

On February 15, 2010, "Indha Adde", then serving as State Minister for Defense, narrowly escaped at least one suicide car bomb attack against his convoy in Mogadishu. Reports still vary, but as many as eight civilians and two TFG troops may have been killed. Addressing the press immediately following the attack, the Minister of State said that al-Shabaab would not deter him from his mission to "restore law and order." He told journalists two car bombs were used against him on February 15. A minibus coincidentally obstructed the first car bomb as the bomber sped toward the minister's convoy. The minister told the press that he saw a second oncoming car and in the confusion following the first explosion, ran into a nearby hotel. Inde Adde said that moments later, this second car also exploded. The explosions caused extensive property damage (
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10NAIROBI346). Following the attack on Afric Hotel by Al Shabaab on 31 January 2021, Indha Adde suggested that General Galal was killed not by Al Shabaab, but by Somali security forces.


See also

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Islamic Courts Union The Islamic Courts Union ( so, Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization formed to address the lawlessness that had been gripping Somalia since the fall of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 during the Somali Civil War. Th ...
* Rise of the Islamic Courts Union (2006) *
War in Somalia (2006–2009) The War in Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia or the Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War, was an armed conflict involving largely Ethiopian and Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and Somali ...


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Indhacade, Yusuf Living people Somalian faction leaders Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Somalian Muslims Hizbul Islam politicians Defence Ministers of Somalia People of the Somali Civil War