Raskamboni Movement | |
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Leaders | Sheikh Ahmed Madobe[1] (Chairman) Sheikh Dahir Ahmed Abdullahi (Deputy chairman) |
Dates of operation | October 2009–present |
Group(s) | Ogaden |
Headquarters | Kismayo[2] |
Active regions | Jubaland |
Ideology | Islamism Pan-Islamism Jihadism |
Size | <1,000 (2010)[3][4] |
Allies | 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.