▁in ▁the ▁coast al ▁Som ali ▁cities ▁of ▁K ism ay o , ▁M og ad ish u , ▁and ▁Ber ber a . ▁H ii ra ale ▁returned ▁to ▁Som alia ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Military ▁Science , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Political ▁Rel ations ▁in ▁military ▁war fare . ▁ ▁Som ali ▁Civil ▁War ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁Civil ▁War , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Som ali ▁National ▁Front ▁( SN F ). ▁Under ▁Col . ▁H ira le ' s ▁command , ▁the ▁SN F ▁defeated ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁Moh amed ▁Far ah ▁A id id ▁and ▁his ▁US C ▁in ▁the ▁Ged o ▁region . ▁The ▁SN F ▁then ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁K ism ay o ▁and ▁the ▁Lower ▁J ub ba ▁region ▁with ▁the ▁defeat ▁and ▁ou st ing ▁of ▁Moh ammed ▁Sa id ▁H ers i ▁" M organ " ▁and ▁his ▁SR RC ▁Al lied ▁milit ias ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁Og aden ▁SP M , ▁the ▁Hart i ▁SS DF , ▁and ▁the ▁Rah an we yn ▁R RA . ▁ ▁J uba ▁Valley ▁Alliance ▁He ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁J uba ▁Valley ▁Alliance ▁( Is bah ays iga ▁Do ox ada ▁J ub ba ), ▁which ▁declared ▁aut onomy ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Som alia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁controlled ▁K ism ay o ▁and ▁the ▁J uba ▁Valley ▁until ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁his ▁forces ▁by ▁the ▁IC U ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 .