Habar Gidir

A Somali clan (part of the larger Hawiye clan family) based primarily in the central region of Somalia, particularly around Mogadishu. The Habar Gidir were a key party in the Somali Civil War and in dealings with UNOSOM forces during the early 1990s, notably including clansmen involved in the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu.

Claims that use this term

• UNOSOM’s hiring of Habar Gidir locals fatally compromised its intelligence.
• UN counter-attacks killed the very Habar Gidir elders the peace process courted.
• Habar Gidir militias justified land seizures by declaring non-members foreigners.
• The UN’s 1993 massacre of Habar Gidir elders sealed its own mission’s fate