The author discusses Aideed’s ascendancy in Somalia, attacks against the US and United Nations forces, and the situation among the brothers in other regions in the Horn of Africa. The author writes to Abu `Abdullah [Usama bin Laden], Abu `Ubayda [al-Banshiri], and unnamed others, and gives a situation report for operations, particularly in Somalia. This document is a duplicate of Harmony document AFGP-2002-800639.