and was said to be on the hajj, the pilgrimage in Mecca. On December 23, 2006, as the battle continued, he made a worldwide appeal for jihadists to come to Somalia, and claimed the ICU had taken Tiyeglow, Bakool Region (gobol). However, in the days that followed, the army of the ICU collapsed, leading to the Fall of Mogadishu and the retreat of the ICU to their stronghold at Ras Kamboni. Car Bomb Attack On February 15, 2010, "Indha Adde", then serving as State Minister for Defense, narrowly escaped at least one suicide car bomb attack against his convoy in Mogadishu. Reports still vary, but as many as eight civilians and two TFG troops may have been killed. Addressing the press immediately following the attack, the Minister of State said that al-Shabaab would not deter him from his mission to "restore law and order." He told journalists two car bombs were used against him on February 15. A minibus coincidentally obstructed the first car bomb as the bomber sped toward the minister's convoy. The minister told the press that he saw a second oncoming car and in the confusion following the first explosion, ran into a nearby hotel. Inde Adde said that moments later, this second car also exploded. The explosions caused extensive property damage (WikiLeaks 10NAIROBI346). Following the attack on Afric Hotel by Al Shabaab on 31 January 2021, Indha Adde suggested that General Galal was killed not by Al Shabaab, but by Somali security forces. See also Islamic Courts Union Rise of the Islamic Courts Union (2006) War in Somalia (2006–2009) References Living people Somalian faction leaders Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Somalian Muslims Hizbul Islam politicians Defence Ministers of Somalia People of the Somali Civil War