▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁days ▁of ▁heavy ▁fighting ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁involving ▁ 4 0 ▁technical s ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁milit iam en , ▁the ▁J VA ▁took ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁J ilib ▁from ▁the ▁SR RC . ▁ ▁With ▁hopes ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁violence , ▁Col . ▁H ira le ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Re con c ili ation ▁Conference , ▁held ▁in ▁E ld oret , ▁Ken ya , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Trans itional ▁Federal ▁Government ▁ ▁Col . ▁H ira le ▁serves ▁as ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁in ▁Som alia ' s ▁Trans itional ▁Federal ▁Government . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁making ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁proposal ▁to ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁T F G . ▁ ▁He ▁suffered ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁K ism ay o ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁further ▁defeat ▁during ▁IC U ' s ▁take over ▁of ▁the ▁J uba ▁Valley ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁his ▁wife ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁K ism ay o , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁women . ▁ ▁He ▁re group ed ▁his ▁forces ▁in ▁Ged o ▁region , ▁and ▁successfully ▁lead ▁the ▁counter att ack ing ▁T F G ▁forces , ▁who , ▁alongside ▁Eth iop ian ▁troops , ▁won ▁success ive ▁batt les ▁during ▁December