Hizbul Islam
| Hizbul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Participant in Somali Civil War | |
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| Active | January 2009–December 2010 September 2012–24 December 2014 |
| Ideology | Militant Islam, Sunni Islamism, Somali nationalism |
| Groups | Mainly Habargedir, Ayr and Hawiye |
| Leaders |
Omar Iman (7 February 7 – 26 May 2009) |
| Headquarters |
Kismayo (January 2009–October 2009) |
| Area of operations | Southern and Central Somalia |
| Originated as |
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia; Jabhatul Islamiya; Mu'askar Ras Kamboni; Muaskar Anole (Jan. 2009); al-Shabaab (Sept. 2012) |
| Became | al-Shabaab (Dec. 2010) |
| Opponents |
AMISOM Al-Shabaab
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Omar Iman (7 February 7 – 26 May 2009)
Kismayo (January 2009–October 2009)
Hizbul Islam ("Islamic Party"), also known as Hizbul Islaami, Hisbi Islam, or Hezb-ul Islam, was a Somali Islamist insurgent group. It was formed after four Islamist groups merged to fight the new Somali government of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed. The four groups were: Hassan Aweys' ARS-A, Jabhatul Islamiya ("Islamic Front"), Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki's Mu'askar Ras Kamboni (Ras Kamboni Brigade) and Muaskar Anole, the Harti clan's militia. These groups previously took part in the Islamist Insurgency against Ethiopia and the TFG. In December 2010, Hizbul merged into Al-Shabaab, under the name 'Al-Shabaab', after conflict between the two groups, but re-separated in September 2012.
The group has been compared to the Taliban of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Hizbul Islam was formed in January 2009 by a merger of four groups, with Ali Yassin Mohamed among its founders.
On 7 February 2009, Hizbul announced that it would continue fighting the new government led by President Sharif Sheik Ahmed and the African Union forces in Mogadishu. Omar Iman, the group's first chairman, said, "the so-called government led by Sharif Sheik Ahmed is not different from the one of Abdullahi Yusuf" and that they would continue the struggle (Jihad).
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