as an autonomous state of Somalia in 1998. They do not seek recognition as a separate nation. They seek to unify all Somali people and adhere to a federal system of government. They seek to improve limpidity in government. Founded by Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, leader of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army, Southwestern Somalia is a self-proclaimed state founded to show discontent with the Mogadishu-based Transition National Government. This was done to counter the impact of the Somalia Reconciliation