Organization
Genocide is always organized, either by state or militias. Plans are usally made up and followed through, army units are trained, prepared and armed. In Somalia 2 sides were organized. On Jan. 26, 1991, the military forces of the United Somali Congress entered Somalia's capital and occupied the palace of President Siad Barre, driving him into exile in neighboring Kenya and ending his 22-year reign as leader of Somalia. Barre removel was lead by General Mohamed Farrah Aidid and Ali Mahdi Mohamed, working together these two leaders could have had an opportunity for political evolution in Somalia, but instead of collaborating the leaders went against each other. When Aidid and Mahdi broke up it lead to different clans breaking up into warlords, pirates, and bandits.
These Somali pirates do not wear eye patches, instead they wear RPGs ( Rocket-Propelled Grenades). It is estimated that these pirates have seized a record of 1,181 hostages in 2010 and were paid millions of dollars in ransom. These pirates are known as the most dangerous pirates in Africa today. These pirates are also gaining in confidence, carring out more attacks awas from their coast. It is said that these pirates get most of their weapons from Yemen, but a significant amount comes from Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.
Al Shabab is one of Africa’s most fearsome militant Islamist groups. The organization controls much of southern Somalia, and has waged an insurgency against Somalia’s transitional government since 2006. They wear bright colored scarves around their heads so that nobody can identify who they are (they also wear black scarves). Al Shabab has claimed responsibility for many bombings—including various types of suicide attacks—in Mogadishu and in central and northern Somalia, typically targeting Somali Government officials and perceived allies of the TFG. Also Al-Shabaab is responsible for the assassination of Somali peace activists, international aid workers, numerous civil society figures, and journalists.