General Morgan briefly declared Jubaland independent on September 3, 1998.Footnotes to History: G to J Footnotes to History Political opponents of his subsequently united as the Allied Somali Forces (ASF), seizing control of Kismayo by June of the following year.Somalia Assessment, September 1999 Country Information and Policy Unit, Immigration & Nationality Directorate, Home Office, UK Led by Colonel Barre Adan Shire Hiiraale, the ASF administration renamed itself the Juba Valley Alliance in 2001. – also shows Italian colonial flag & links to map On June 18 of that year, an 11-member interclan council decided to ally the JVA with the newly forming Transitional Federal Government.Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia, 11 Oct 2001, Document S/2001/963 United Nations Security Council
