The
United Somali Congress (
USC) was one of the major paramilitary organizations and
political party in
Somalia. Formed in 1987, it played a key role in the ouster of the government of
Siad Barre in 1991, and became a target of the
Unified Task Force campaign in 1993. Following infighting, the USC later splintered into smaller groups. By 2004, with the establishment of a
Transitional National Government (TNG), a process of disarmament was put in motion and some moderate ex-USC leaders were incorporated into the new interim administration.