On 20 July 2011, Isse was appointed Somalia's Minister of Defence and a Deputy Prime Minister by the new Premier
Abdiweli Mohamed Ali. Isse and Kenya's Minister of Defence
Mohamed Yusuf Haji then signed an agreement to collaborate against the insurgent group. In early June 2012, Kenyan forces were formally integrated into
AMISOM. On 4 November 2012, Isse's term as Defence Minister of Somalia ended, as new Prime Minister
Abdi Farah Shirdon reassigned Haji-Faqi to the portfolio. ==References==