Raskamboni Movement

Raskamboni Movement
LeadersSheikh Ahmed Madobe[1] (Chairman)
Sheikh Dahir Ahmed Abdullahi (Deputy chairman)
Dates of operationOctober 2009–present
Group(s)Ogaden
HeadquartersKismayo[2]
Active regionsJubaland
IdeologyIslamism
Pan-Islamism
Jihadism
Size<1,000 (2010)[3][4]
AlliesSomalia Federal Government of Somalia
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a[citation needed]
AMISOM
Opponents Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
 al-Qaeda
Barre Hiiraale militia

The Raskamboni Movement (Somali: Xarakada Raaskambooni) is a jihadist Islamic movement led by Sheikh Ahmed Madobe, the current president of the Jubaland state in southern Somalia. After fighting with Al-Shabaab they managed to capture Kismayo with the help of Kenya.

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