ed ▁two ▁oppos ing ▁milit ias ▁who ▁were ▁disput ing ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁a ▁vehicle ▁left ▁behind . ▁Appar ently , ▁upon ▁the ▁Def ense ▁minister ▁approaching ▁them , ▁they ▁both ▁un ited ▁their ▁guns ▁towards ▁the ▁Def ense ▁minister ▁and ▁his ▁army , ▁forcing ▁them ▁to ▁defend ▁themselves . ▁The ▁cas ual ties ▁reported ▁number ed ▁ 1 0 ▁for ▁the ▁combined ▁milit ia ▁and ▁ 2 ▁for ▁the ▁Def ense ▁minister . ▁ ▁P ardon ▁Of fer ed ▁to ▁Islam ists ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁in ▁K ism ay o , ▁Col . ▁H ii ra ale ▁offered ▁an ▁am n esty ▁to ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁IC U ▁forces . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁spoke ▁about ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁government : ▁" You ▁have ▁heard ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁times ▁that ▁the ▁trans itional ▁government ▁is ▁weak ... ▁But ▁I ▁will ▁confirm ▁[ to ] ▁you ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁army ▁are ▁in ▁control ▁of ▁all ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁- ▁east , ▁centre ▁and ▁south ." ▁ ▁Ar rest ▁by ▁Eth iop ia ▁On ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁Bar re ▁H ira le ▁was ▁arrested ▁by ▁Eth iop ian ▁forces ▁near ▁Dol ow , ▁in ▁the ▁Ged o ▁region , ▁but ▁was ▁released ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : S om al ian ▁military ▁leaders