General Muktar Hussein Afrah () is an officer in the

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of the

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. He was commander of forces in

Beledweyne Beledweyne (, ) is a city in central Somalia. Beledweyne District is the capital city of the Hiran region. The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu. Beledweyne ...

after the Battle of Beledweyne. On January 7, 2007 he was arrested by Ethiopian troops for releasing Islamic Court Union (ICU) leader Sheik Farah Moalim Mohammed, based on the written authority of local elders, setting off controversy and violent protests.

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n troops demanded the ICU leader be turned over to them. He was released on January 10, 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afrah, Muktar Hussein Living people Interior ministers of Somalia Somalian military leaders Ethnic Somali people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Beledweyne