Alluring,
To be very honest with you, both houses were in Casa Populaire in Hodan district, both were looted by HG families, one family were actually Mooryaan. We made several attempts at buying the families out, my father even offered them $1,000 each plus moving expenses, but they always refused.
Finally, in 2006, we heard that the UIC had formed a commitee to return thousands of looted properties to their rightful owners, so my brother & I went back, presented our documents and met with a HG judge who oversaw the whole process. The judge told both families they had a week to evacuate both houses, they immediately complied. Best day of my life!
LG,
The return to Mogadishu was the highlight of my life, one crazy roller-coaster ride. We traveled for what seemed like an eternity only to land in Kenya, take a charter plane to Bali Doogle, take a bus to Mogadishu. Upon entering the city, I was shocked, I thought I'd entered a twilight zone, the whole city looked like it was bombed to the stone ages!
People were everywhere, in front of Banadir hospital, people had set up little "shops" selling everything from expired medicine to raw meat and electronics, donkeys, cows & people were walking in the middle of the road, it was a hoot!
During my stay, I actually managed to meet with some OG youngesters who came from Afmadow to fight for the ICU, my cousins took me to a camp that housed a lot of Daarood ICU men. They must have been in the hundreds, I was very surprised, because I'd always believed ICU soldiers were only Cayr.
Walaahi to be honest, the ICU did a lot for the residents, I could see it on the people's faces, they seemed so happy, like something heavy had been lifted off their shoulders!