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in 1984. Kosar with his contacts in the SNA was able to recruit many military officers of the Hawiye into the SNM. The influx of defecting southerners into the SNM threatened Barre so much that he arranged the assassination of Kosar. In 1986 while carrying out operations on the
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and the secular military officers led by Kosar. This power struggle within the SNM led to the convening of an emergency meeting of the central committee in
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military officials who defected from the SNA due to the widespread nepotism and corruption of the Barre regime. Kosar joined the newly formed Somali
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to a vote. Kosar was able to secure 2 thirds of the votes and was declared
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