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The '''2002 Somali Reconciliation Conference''', sometimes called the '''Eldoret conference''' were a series of meetings held in [[Eldoret]], [[Kenya]] during November 2002. It was attended by most supporters of the [[Transitional National Government]] (TNG) of [[Somalia]]. The TNG was the predecessor organization of the [[Transitional Federal Government]] (TFG).

However, at the time, the [[Rahanweyn Resistance Army]] (RRA) was still hotly contending with other factions, including warlord [[Adan Madobe-Habsade]], who captured [[Baidoa]]. The RRA accused the [[Juba Valley Alliance]] of assisting the warlord, an accusation denied by the JVA leader [[Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale]].<ref name=SOMALIA-INTERVIEW-WITH-BARRE-ADAN-SHIRE>[http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=30536&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=SOMALIA SOMALIA: Interview with Barre Adan Shire, chairman of the Juba Valley Alliance (JVA)] IRIN</ref>

Former President and [[member of parliament]] [[Ali Mahdi Muhammad]] blamed [[Ethiopia]] for interfering in the meetings. He left the conference to return to [[Mogadishu]], saying it was a waste of time.<ref name=SOMALI-WARLORD-QUITS-PEACE-TALKS>{{cite news
|title=Somali warlord quits peace talks
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2488171.stm
|date=2002-11-18
|publisher=[[BBC]]
|access-date=2007-01-13}}</ref>

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