Hizbul Islam

Hizbul Islam
LeadersOmar Iman (7 February 7 – 26 May 2009)
Hassan Dahir Aweys (26 May 2009 – 20 December 2010)
Dates of operationJanuary 2009–December 2010[1] September 2012–June 2014[2]
Group(s)Mainly Habar Gedir and Hawiye[3]
HeadquartersKismayo (January 2009–October 2009)
Afgooye (October 2009–December 2010)
Active regionsSouthern and Central Somalia
IdeologySunni Islamism Qutbism
OpponentsAMISOM
Al-Shabaab

Hizbul Islam ("Islamic Party"), also known as Hizbul Islaami, Hisbi Islam, or Hezb-ul Islam, was a Somali Islamist group formed after four Islamist groups merged to oppose the new Somali government of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.[4] The four groups were: Hassan Aweys' the ARS-A, Jabhatul Islamiya ("Islamic Front"), Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki's the Mu'askar Ras Kamboni (Ras Kamboni Brigade) and Muaskar Anole, the Marehan clan's Militia and Harti clan's militia.[4] These groups previously took part in the fighting against the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia.[citation needed]

  1. ^ allafrica Aweys Surrenders to Al Shabaab, Six Killed in Bombing
  2. ^ [1] Archived 25 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Somalia's Stability and Security Situation in Review" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia pursuant to Security Council resolution 1853 (Page 16 & 17)". United Nations. 2008.