 On August 13, 2006, after resisting for a few days, regional governor Yusuf Ahmed Hagar (also known as Yusuf Mohamud Hagar and "Dabageed"), was deposed by the Islamic Courts Union and fled to Ethiopia to regroup his forces.On December 18, Ethiopian troops were reported occupying Ballanballe in Galgadud province.On the same day another group of Ethiopian troops departed Hiran province, central Somali, accompanied by militias loyal to former defeated warlords Mohammed Dhere and Dabageed.