Jabhatul Islamiya
| Jabhatul Islamiya | |
|---|---|
| Participant in Somali Civil War | |
| Active | 2007-2009 |
| Groups | Mainly Hawiye sub-clans |
| Leaders | Mohamed Ibrahim Hayle[1] |
| Area of operations | Southern Somalia |
| Originated as |
 Islamic Courts Union |
| Became |
 Hizbul Islam |
| Allies |
 Al-Shabaab, ARS-Eritirea, Ras Kamboni Brigade, Muaskar Anole |
| Opponents |
 Transitional Federal Government, ARS-Djibouti  Ethiopia, AMISOM |
Jabhatul Islamiya (JABISO) also known as the Somali Islamic Front (SIF) was an Islamist insurgent group in Somalia. The group participated in the 2006-2009 insurgency against Ethiopia and in January 2009 merged with the Asmara based wing of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, led by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, the Ras Kamboni Brigade, led by Sheikh Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki and a smaller group Mu'askar Anole to form Hizbul Islam which became the second most powerful insurgent group (after al-Shabaab) in Somalia which continued fighting the TFG and AMISOM peacekeepers, after Ethiopian withdrawal.[2]
On 19 January 2009, Jabhatul Islamiya fought a battle over the police headquarters of Mogadishu's Dharkinley district with the Somali government which killed at least 2 people. Jabhatul Islamiya had seized the police station a week earlier but was overpowered and forced to withdraw. Later in the day however they received re-enforcements and managed to re-take control over the police station.[1]
References
- 1 2 allafrica Fighting Erupts in Mogadishu, 2 Killed, 19 January 2010
- ↑ allafrica Islamists Want to Keep Fighting Against the New Government, 7 February 2009
