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Hisbi Islam
Hizbul Islam ("Islamic Party"), also known as Hizbul Islaami, Hisbi Islam, or Hezb-ul Islam, was a Somalia, Somali Islamist group formed after four Islamist groups merged to oppose the new Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Transitional Federal Government administration of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed several weeks after end of the War in Somalia (2006–2009), Ethiopian military occupation of Somalia. The four groups were: Hassan Dahir Aweys, Hassan Aweys' the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, ARS-A, Jabhatul Islamiya ("Islamic Front"), Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki's the Mu'askar Ras Kamboni (Ras Kamboni Brigade) and Muaskar Anole, the Marehan (Darod), Marehan clan's Militia and Harti (Darod), Harti clan's militia. Hizbul Islam's principle objectives was the withdrawal of foreign troops and the imposition of Sharia in Somalia. The organization was badly weakened by fighting in Mogadishu in early 2009, when it had nearly toppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War (; ) is an List of ongoing armed conflicts, ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia. It grew out of resistance to the military junta which was led by Siad Barre during the 1980s. From 1988 to 1990, the Somali Armed Forces began engaging in combat against various armed rebel groups,Ken Menkhaus,Local Security Systems in Somali East Africa' in Andersen/Moller/Stepputat (eds.), Fragile States and Insecure People,' Palgrave, 2007, 73. including the Somali Salvation Democratic Front in the northeast, the Somali National Movement in the Somaliland War of Independence in the northwest, and the United Somali Congress in the south. The clan-based armed opposition groups Somali Rebellion, overthrew the Somali Democratic Republic, Barre government in 1991. Various armed factions began competing for influence in the power vacuum and turmoil that followed, particularly in the south. In 1990–92, customary law temporarily collapsed, and factional fighting proli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
