Bashir Raghe Shiiraar
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Bashir Rage Shiiraar is a Somali
secular warlord and businessman who hails from the Warsangali
clan (an Abgaal
subclan).
He became a member of the US
-backed Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism
.
He was the head of the export department of the El-Ma An port which served as Mogadishu
's port following the closure of the city's main harbour in 1995.
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
secular warlord and businessman who hails from the Warsangali
Warsangali
The Warsangeli , is a Somali clan, part of the Harti confederation of Darod sub-clans...
clan (an Abgaal
Abgaal
Abgaal is a Somali clan, and part of the major Hawiye clan. Its members live in the Shabeellaha Dhexe, Galguduud, Banaadir, Mudug, Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba, and Jubbada Hoose regions of Central and southern Somalia...
subclan).
He became a member of the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-backed Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism
Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism
The Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism was a Somali alliance created by various warlords and businesspeople. The alliance included Botan Ise Alin, Mohammed Dheere, Mohamed Qanyare, Musa Sudi Yalahow, Nuur Daqle, Abdi Hasan Awale Qeybdiid, Omar Muhamoud Finnish and others...
.
He was the head of the export department of the El-Ma An port which served as Mogadishu
Mogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
's port following the closure of the city's main harbour in 1995.