Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed

His death revealed deep divisions within the ARS whose Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed promptly confirmed that it would participate in indirect talks with the TFG in Djibouti soon...

After his capture of Kismayo 'Ayro' had wanted to march on Mogadishu in September 2006 to overthrow Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and has not forgiven his Eritrean advisors for stopping him...

ARS Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has repeated that negotiations are impossible while Ethiopian troops remain in Somalia...

The Abgal will not back Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed the former ICU Executive Committee Chairman as one of their clan representatives at the NRC because he allowed Ayr leaders such as Sheikh Hassan Dahir 'Aweys' and Shabaab Commander Adan Hashi 'Ayro' to take control of the ICU in June last year failing to preserve the 'rightful place' of the Abgal/Mudalood/Hawiye in running Mogadishu...

In mid-April Asmara hosted a meeting attended by three ICU leaders: Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan former Speaker of the TFG parliament; Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed former Chairman of the ICU Executive Committee; and Hassan Mohamed Farah 'Aideed' former TFG Deputy Premier and Interior Minister...

Under the ICU the Abgal/Mudalood/Hawiye disliked what they saw as Ayr domination of it and Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (Abgal/Hawiye) Chairman of the ICU's Executive Committee disapproved of its more extreme policies...

Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed the more moderate Chairman of the Islamic Courts Union was demoted to Chairman of the SICC Executive Committee answerable to a policy-making Shura headed by the Courts' leading Salafi radical Sheikh Aweys...

That agreement lasted two days until Sheikh Aweys (Ayr/Habir Gidir/Hawiye) and the SICC's hardline Islamists took over the SICC chairmanship from the more moderate Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed (Mudalood/Hawiye)...

The ICU Chairman Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has repeatedly rejected any external intervention force particularly if Ethiopia were involved...

Last week two TFG ministers Osman Ali Ato (Public Works) and Mahmoud Salad Nur (Water Resources) met the ICU Chair Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed...