 The militia commander of the JVA is Col. Abdulahi Sheik Ismael Fara-Tag.On June 18, 2001, an 11-member interclan council decided to ally the JVA with the newly establishing Transitional Federal Government.On August 6, 2001, after 10 days of heavy fighting in a battle involving 40 technicals and 1,000 militiamen, the JVA took the town of Jilib from the SRRC.