Mohamed Omar Habeb (Somali: Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb [Maxamed Dheere]) is a Somali warlord bas
Mohamed Omar Habeb (Somali: Maxamed Cumar Xabeeb [Maxamed Dheere]) is a Somali warlord based out of the city of Jowhar. He also has significant influence on the capital of Mogadishu.
In early May, 2007, the Transitional Federal Government named him both the governor and mayor of Banadir and Mogadishu, respectively.
He was a leader of the Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council (SRRC) in the 2001-2004 time period, and In 2006, Mohamed Dhere joined the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), a US CIA-backed initiative comprised of Mogadishu warlords to oppose the growing influence of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU).
This led to the Second Battle of Mogadishu, which resulted in the June 2006 ouster of Mohammed Dhere and the rest of the ARPCT from the capital. Thereafter, on June 14, 2006, he fled from his base of Jowhar to Ethiopia after a two-hour battle with the ICU.
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