Cigaal was a soldier working for Bashir Ćawil Hanad. Cigaal and many other soldiers joined Hanad after Hakeem el-Jamal ordered him to reacquire the nuclear missiles Maxwell Newbold stole. During their search, Hanad's forces came upon a compound Newbold's mercenaries recently abandoned, and Cigaal and Gutaale found a machine gun left inside a helicopter. Hanad tried to prevent them from grabbing it, but Cigaal and Gutaale approached the chopper, triggering hidden explosives. (Rogue)