Tag Archives: Hizbul Islam

What is life like without a government in Somalia?

January 20, 2011 by benim

The UN-backed government only controls a few areas of the country It is approaching two decades since Somalia has experienced a functioning national government. Are you in the country? If so, we want to hear from you. Somalia has been … read more »

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Somali women say Islamists becoming more draconian

January 15, 2011 by benim

Women living in areas controlled by Somalia’s Islamists say they are increasingly the target of more draconian rules meted out by the rebels bent on enforcing their ideologies. In the latest decree by the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group that … read more »

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Somalia: 17 dead in Mogadishu clashes, Aweys praises Al Shabaab

December 29, 2010 by benim

At least 17 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu during Tuesday clashes, as Islamist leader Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys publicly declared his support for the merger of Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam insurgent factions, Radio Garowe reports. Aweys … read more »

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Somalia: 20 killed in Mogadishu, Hiraan violence

December 26, 2010 by benim

At least 20 people were killed and 22 others wounded in attacks in two major cities in central and southern Somalia. Witnesses in Mogadishu said 10 people were killed in fighting between Somali government forces and Al Shabaab insurgents. More … read more »

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Somalia rebel groups ‘merge’

December 25, 2010 by benim

The Islamic Party says merging with al-Shabab will create a stronger force against a weak government [Reuters] Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab rebels, who have waged a three-year insurgency aiming to impose a strict form of Islamic law, merged this week with … read more »

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Two Somali Militant Groups, Once Adversaries, Join Forces and Promise More Attacks

December 23, 2010 by benim

Somalia’s two most powerful Islamic militant groups said Thursday that they planned to merge, which could result in the insurgency’s gaining strength. Militants from the groups, the Shabab and Hizbul Islam, held a joint news conference at a mosque in … read more »

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Somalia’s al Shabaab say to attack Uganda, Burundi

December 23, 2010 by benim

Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab rebels said on Thursday they would increase their attacks against Uganda and Burundi days after the Islamist rebels joined forces with rival extremists Hizbul Islam. “We, al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam have united and we … read more »

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