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Somali legal and political organization (2000–2009)
The Islamic Courts Union (Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization founded by Mogadishu-based Sharia courts during
Islamic_Courts_Union
Phase of the Somali Civil War
The 2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive is the period in the Somali Civil War that began in May 2006 with the Islamic Courts Union's (ICU) conquest of
2006 Islamic Courts Union offensive
2006_Islamic_Courts_Union_offensive
Ethiopian military invasion and occupation in Somalia
forces, supported by the United States, invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The
War_in_Somalia_(2006–2009)
Faction in the Somali Civil War
Intelligence Agency in order to challenge the emerging influence of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) during the Somali Civil War. The leadership of the warlord
Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism
Alliance_for_the_Restoration_of_Peace_and_Counter-Terrorism
Somali scholar and politician
University. Adow became the head of the Foreign Affairs department for Islamic Courts Union as it rose to power during the early 2000s. He later worked in the
Ibrahim_Hassan_Adow
Somali politician (born 1951)
Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya and later served as a regional governor for the Islamic Courts Union in the mid-2000s. During the War in Somalia (2006–2009) he was captured
Ahmed_Mohamed_Islam
Somali militant
became the head of an Islamic Court in north Mogadishu and eventually rose to a high-ranking position within the Islamic Courts Union until the Ethiopian
Hassan_Dahir_Aweys
Military air base in Somalia
Armed Forces, UNOSOM II, the Islamic Courts Union, the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, Al-Shabaab, the African Union Mission to Somalia and the Somali
Baledogle_Airfield
Former Al Shabaab military commander
Islamic Courts Union began being kidnapped, pushing the organization to adopt a more confrontational stance against the warlords. The Islamic Courts claimed
Aden_Ayro
Topics referred to by the same term
follows secular law Islamic Revolutionary Court, a special system of courts in the Islamic Republic of Iran Islamic Courts Union, in Somalia This disambiguation
Islamic_court
Ongoing civil war in East Africa
early 1990s. In 2006, Ethiopian troops invaded Somalia to depose the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and install the TFG. The ICU effectively disintegrated, and
Somali_Civil_War
First leader of Al-Shabaab (2008–2014)
began forging close relationships with other leaders within the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and established a strong alliance with the leader of al-Shabaab
Ahmed_Abdi_Godane
US military intervention against extremist groups in Somalia
against Islamist groups in the country. In the early 2000s, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) emerged as a major political and military force, becoming the
United States intervention in Somalia
United_States_intervention_in_Somalia
Capital city of Jubaland in Somalia
50,000. In October 2006, fighting broke out in Bu'ale between the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and the pro-Somali Juba Valley Alliance, and an ICU commander
Bu'ale
Territory ruled by Al-Shabaab in Somalia
Islamic law and principles. It has also been referred to as the "Islamic Wilayat of Somalia". Al-Shabaab had its origins in the Islamic Courts Union,
Islamic_Emirate_of_Somalia
Somali Islamist leader (1944–2015)
Islamist groups, including al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI), the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), Hizbul Islam, and Al-Shabaab. He died of natural causes in 2015. Al-Turki
Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki
Hassan_Abdullah_Hersi_al-Turki
defeating a coalition of warlords and ascending to power in 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), then the de facto government across much of Somalia, was accused
Israel–Somalia_relations
Somali militant and leader of the Islamic Courts Union
(March 9, 1953 – July 1, 2008) was Somali militant and leader of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) during the Somali Civil War. He was killed on 1 July 2008 in
Abdullahi_Afrah
Islamist insurgent group in Somalia in 2007–2009
that toppled the Islamic Courts Union government. The organization aimed to resist the Ethiopian military occupation and form an Islamic government in Somalia
Jabhatul_Islamiya
Somali leader
a Somali leader, and he was deputy chairman, and a member of the Islamic Courts Union of Somalia (ICU). He and other leaders signed a capitulation of Mogadishu
Abdirahman_Janaqow
direction." By 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), gained control of much of the southern part of the country. The Islamic Courts Union's influence was enhanced
Political_history_of_Somalia
Battle of the Somali civil war
of Peace and Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT), and militia loyal to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). The conflict began in mid-February 2006, when Somali warlords
Battle_of_Mogadishu_(2006)
2009). "Somalia: Islamic Courts Union Welcomes New President". AllAfrica. Sheikh Abdulqadir is the local head of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), who remained
Abdilqadir_Ali_Omar
Both Hamas and the Lebanese Islamic Jihad denied these reports. The United Nations reported that the Islamic Courts Union, which had taken over much of
Foreign relations of Hezbollah
Foreign_relations_of_Hezbollah
intervention of Ethiopian government forces following the rise of the Islamic Courts Union, culminating in the latter's defeat in the Battle of Baidoa, allowed
History of Somalia (1991–2006)
History_of_Somalia_(1991–2006)
State in Somalia
the newly forming Transitional Federal Government. In 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), an Islamist organization, assumed control of much of Jubaland
Jubaland
Government of Somalia from 2004 to 2012
in Mogadishu following Ethiopia's 2006 invasion to overthrow the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). This intervention triggered a protracted insurgency led by
Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
Transitional_Federal_Government_of_Somalia
Political party
broad-based coalition that served as the political successor to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) during the Ethiopian military occupation of Somalia. It served
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
Alliance_for_the_Re-liberation_of_Somalia
Somalia politician
(2006–2009) fought between the TFG and its ally Ethiopia against the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). On January 5, 2007, after the victory over the ICU and the
Salad_Ali_Jelle
Phase during the Somali Civil War
state of Jubaland. This state lasted less than a year, as the Union of Islamic Courts brought over to their side numerous factions of the JVA and took
Consolidation of states within Somalia (1995–2006)
Consolidation_of_states_within_Somalia_(1995–2006)
Town in Somalia
the former Somali government in 1991. In 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a militant Islamic organization, took control of most of central Somalia
Guriel
Islamist insurgent group in Somalia
founded by Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki, who was a commander of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and the commander of its predecessor Itihaad al Islamiyah.
Ras_Kamboni_Brigades
Somali warlord (died 2012)
warlords and businessmen to oppose the growing influence of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). This led to the Second Battle of Mogadishu, which resulted
Mohamed_Omar_Habeb
President of Somalia from 2004 to 2008
requested Ethiopian troops to support his administration against the Islamic Courts Union during 2006. By the end of the Ethiopian military occupation in December
Abdullahi_Yusuf_Ahmed
President of Somalia from 2009 to 2012
with other former Islamic Courts Union members. As an exiled opposition leader Sharif, the former leader of the Islamic Courts Union, was in search of
Sharif_Sheikh_Ahmed
Cave complex in eastern Afghanistan
Taliban insurgency. In 2017, Tora Bora was attacked and captured by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL-K), though the Afghan
Tora_Bora
Somalian Islamic militant (died 2013)
wealth from the heist, Godane and Afghani began to be active in the Islamic Courts Union in Mogadishu. In 2005, a new training camp named 'Salahuddin Muaskar'
Ibrahim_Haji_Jama_Mee'aad
began to covertly arm and finance Somali warlords opposed to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). From the CIA station in Nairobi, Kenya CIA agents would make
CIA_activities_by_country
Topics referred to by the same term
Mohamed Farrah Aidid Battle of Mogadishu (2006), a battle in which the Islamic Courts Union attacked the ARPCT Battle of Mogadishu (March–April 2007), a battle
Battle_of_Mogadishu
Somali al-Shabaab member (born 1969)
was a member of Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya in the 1990s and later the Islamic Courts Union during the 2000s. During the insurgency against the Ethiopian military
Mukhtar_Robow
2007 armed attack in Somali Region, Ethiopia
fierce fighting with insurgents. The Ethiopian government claimed Islamic Courts Union fighters fought alongside the ONLF during the attack on the refinery
Abole_oil_facility_raid
Delibrate killing of person without authority
political opponents and people critical of the government" since 2016. Islamic Republic of Afghanistan officials presided over murders, abduction, and
Extrajudicial_killing
Somalia-based Wahhabi militant group
interpretations of Islam. Though the invasion had fractured the Islamic Courts Union, it galvanized non-ethnic religious Islamic nationalism on which
Al-Shabaab_(militant_group)
2007. al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb launched two car bomb attacks on December 11, 2007, which targeted Algerian Constitutional court and a UN office in
Timeline_of_al-Qaeda_attacks
mortar attack on the Presidential palace 5 Islamic militiamen, 5 insurgents killed Five Islamic Courts Union soldiers and five al-Shabaab insurgents were
2009 timeline of the Somali Civil War
2009_timeline_of_the_Somali_Civil_War
City in the South West State of Somalia
Ethiopian troops entered Somalia to assist the TFG against the advancing Islamic Courts Union, initially winning the Battle of Baidoa. On 28 December 2006, the
Baidoa
Improvised fighting vehicle
susceptibility to heavy weapons and their value as a military prize, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) captured 30 "battlewagons" during the defeat of warlord Abdi
Technical_(vehicle)
Kashmiri militant (1994–2019)
argument that the struggle in Kashmir was for Islam, and not for political purposes. In July 2017, the Global Islamic Media Front claimed that Zakir Musa had
Zakir_Rashid_Bhat
Abduction and transfer to Egypt of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
the November 1997 Luxor massacre, leading the United States and European Union to designate it a terrorist organization. After Egypt outlawed the group
Abu_Omar_case
Government of Somalia from 2000 to 2004
"Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206
Transitional National Government of Somalia
Transitional_National_Government_of_Somalia
2009–2010 and 2012–2014 Somali Islamist insurgent group
spiritual leader. Advance of the Islamic Courts Union Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya Al-Shabaab (Somalia) Islamic Courts Union Somalia War (2006–2009) Somali Civil
Hizbul_Islam
Territorial and political dispute
"Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206
Ethiopian–Somali_conflict
US-based non-profit organization
to the African Union peacekeeping force's presence in Somalia, a force that the AU deployed in response to the Islamic Courts Union's attacks on the Transitional
Somali Institute for Peace and Justice in Minneapolis
Somali_Institute_for_Peace_and_Justice_in_Minneapolis
Somali clan family
until 2006 which saw the rise of the popular Islamic Courts Union (ICU), a predominately Hawiye-based Islamic Fundamentalist Organisation that ended the
Hawiye
Battle with the Islamic Courts in Somalia
two fishing boats from southern Somalia. They were a group of the Islamic Courts Union personnel heading to travel on further out of the country. After
Battle_of_Bargal_(2007)
Areas in East Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited
"Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206
Greater_Somalia
Beginning of Ethiopian military occupation of Mogadishu
Transitional Federal Government (TFG), following the withdrawal of Islamic Courts Union (ICU) troops deployed in southern and central Somalia. The ICU had
Fall_of_Mogadishu
Punishment carried out without legal processes or a trial
Special Council of the NKVD are examples from the history of the Soviet Union, where extrajudicial punishment "by administrative means" was part of the
Extrajudicial_punishment
Somali sub clan of the Hawiye
Duduble-run Sharia courts had carried out a total of five executions. When the Mogadishu Sharia courts merged in 2000 to form the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), the
Duduble
1996–2001 anti-Taliban military front in Afghanistan
National United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, was an Afghan military organization which fought the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Northern_Alliance
Serbian businessman and arms smuggler
Nations claimed that in 2006, 45 tons of supplies were sold to the Islamic Courts Union at the same time as Damnjanović was contracted to supply US forces
Tomislav_Damnjanovic
US spy agency's actions in Somalia
"Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206
CIA_activities_in_Somalia
Ethnic group
Somali Colonel, head of the 90-member Shura council of the Islamic Courts Union, Leader Hizbul Islam Mahad Mohamed Salad, State Minister for Presidential Palace
Ayr_(clan)
Somalian faction leader
Counter-Terrorism (ARPCT). The ARPCT attempted to crush the rising Islamic Courts Union, but was defeated during the summer of 2006. He was fired from his
Musa_Sudi_Yalahow
Combined military force of Ethiopia
gunships and jets were involved in the military offensive against the Islamic Courts Union during December 2006. Colonel Gabre Heard, a senior ENDF officer
Ethiopian National Defense Force
Ethiopian_National_Defense_Force
Taleh Dhulbahante garesa Abdullahi Afrah (aasbaro)- leader in the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) Sheikh Hassan Barsane – religious and nationalist leader
List_of_Somalis
Islamist militant organization in Kashmir
in Kashmir. It has been designated as a terrorist group by the European Union, India, Canada, and the United States. It remains a lawfully-operating organisation
Hizbul_Mujahideen
Ongoing conflict in the Horn of Africa
In early 2009, Ethiopian troops withdrew from Somalia and former Islamic Courts Union leader Sharif Ahmed was elected president of the TFG, marking a new
Somali Civil War (2009–present)
Somali_Civil_War_(2009–present)
Country in East Africa
At the end of 2006, a US-backed Ethiopian invasion overthrew the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), leading to the installation of the Transitional Federal Government
Somalia
Use of violence to achieve political or ideological aims
and instability enabled the rise of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the temporary creation of an Islamic caliphate holding territory in Iraq
Terrorism
Yemeni al-Qaeda member
short time in Somalia where he hoped to join the armed wing of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in their fight to take power. He was unhappy with "their amateurism"
Nasser_al-Bahri
Port city in Somalia
government controlled most of the country. Following this defeat, the Islamic Courts Union splintered into several different factions. Some of the more radical
Kismayo
2006 battle of the Somalia War
allied with Ethiopian forces stationed there attacked advancing Islamic Courts Union (ICU) forces along with 500 alleged Eritrean troops and mujahideen
Battle_of_Baidoa
Mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia
1990s, the mosque was closed. It was later reopened in 2006 by the Islamic Courts Union, which began raising funds from the business community for intended
Mosque_of_Islamic_Solidarity
City in Jubaland
the city was made the center of the official Jilib District. The Islamic Courts Union was defeated there in the Battle of Jilib (December 2006 – January
Jilib
Deobandi-jihadist Pakistani militant organization
States declared it an Islamic jihadist group in 1998 and bombed its training camps in Afghanistan. In December 1999, Harkat Islamic jihadis hijacked the
Jaish-e-Mohammed
Ancient Israelite system of rule by Biblical judges
Frisian freedom, in the 16th century had a system of kritarchy. The Islamic Courts Union from 1994 to 2006 in Somalia followed the legal system of xeer. The
Kritarchy
general term to refer to all three branches collectively. In 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), an Islamist organization, assumed control of much of the southern
History_of_Somalia
City in Hirshabelle, Somalia
the Transitional Federal Government, which it captured from the Islamic Courts Union. The city lies 90 km (50 mi) along a major road north of the national
Jowhar
Somalian politician
Mogadishu. He has been mentioned as the chief financial backer of the Islamic Courts Union. He hails of Abgaal). As of 2008, he lives in Djibouti having fled
Abukar_Umar_Adani
Ethiopian forces, along with faction leader Abdi Qeybdid, fought Islamic Courts Union (ICU) militants defending Bandiradley. The fighting pushed the Islamists
Battle_of_Bandiradley
Somalian military commander
October 6, 2006, vowed to retake Kismayo after its abandonment to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), but their counterattacks at the time failed. JVA officials
Abdullahi_Fartaag
Somali politician
as foreign minister from 2024 to 2025. Formerly a member of the Islamic Courts Union, Fiqi is currently a member of the Somali Federal Parliament. From
Ahmed_Moalim_Fiqi
Topics referred to by the same term
Singapore International Commercial Court Supreme Islamic Courts Council, the former name of Islamic Courts Union in Somalia Spanish International Communications
SICC
2006, the Islamic Courts Union shut down Radio Jowhar for two days after it broadcast music and “love songs” which officials said were un-Islamic. The station
Freedom of the press in Somalia
Freedom_of_the_press_in_Somalia
Faculty to train terrorists
facilities, numerous camps are known to still exist. Terrorist groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Al Nusra Front (ANF) continue
Terrorist_training_camp
Conflict in Somali Region, Ethiopia (1992–2018)
The ONLF had a covert relationship with and was supported by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU), which had risen to power in Somalia during 2006. The ICU was
Insurgency_in_Ogaden
List of U.S.-backed regime change operations
The Islamic Courts Union's governance was based on providing stability through the implementation of Sharia. Despite the Islamic Courts Union often
United States involvement in regime change
United_States_involvement_in_regime_change
Foiled terrorist plot in the United Kingdom
departing at 16:50 on a Boeing 777 There was speculation that the militant Islamic organisation al-Qaeda could be organizing the plot. One of the suspects'
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot
Separatist conflict in the Philippines
groups including the Moro Islamic Liberation Front founded by Hashim Salamat in 1977, which sought to establish an Islamic state within the Philippines
Moro_conflict
Social and political movement in Ogaden, Ethiopia
The ONLF had a covert relationship with and was supported by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) which had risen to power in Somalia during 2006. The ICU was
Ogaden National Liberation Front
Ogaden_National_Liberation_Front
the Palestinian Authority. Al-Zawahiri showed his support for the Islamic Courts Union after the intervention of Ethiopia in Somalia. Al-Zawahiri ridicules
Videos and audio recordings of Ayman al-Zawahiri
Videos_and_audio_recordings_of_Ayman_al-Zawahiri
Combatant command for Africa
near Sirte, Libya Juniper Micron - Airlift of French forces to combat Islamic extremists in Mali Juniper Nimbus - Support for Nigerian Forces against
United_States_Africa_Command
Peacekeeping operation (2007–2022)
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a multinational force formed by the African Union. The operation deployed to Somalia soon after the Islamic Courts
African Union Mission to Somalia
African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia
NSA program
currently in US courts is the suit brought by the Al-Haramain Foundation. All other challenges to the program have been dismissed by U.S. courts. Critics of
Terrorist Surveillance Program
Terrorist_Surveillance_Program
Critics of the initiative have questioned of the extent and presence of Islamic-extremist terrorism in the region and the actions and past behavior of
Trans-Saharan Counterterrorism Initiative
Trans-Saharan_Counterterrorism_Initiative
Indirect elections for Somali president
"Rejecting African Solutions to African Problems: The African Union and the Islamic Courts Union in Somalia". African Security. 14 (2): 110–131. doi:10.1080/19392206
2000 Somali presidential election
2000_Somali_presidential_election
Topics referred to by the same term
Workers' Union (Ghana), a general union in Ghana Internationalist Communist Union, an international grouping of Trotskyist political parties Islamic Courts Union
ICU
Planned attack on the US military in New Jersey
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on May 8, 2007, and were prosecuted in federal court in October 2008. On December 22, 2008, five were found guilty of conspiracy
2007_Fort_Dix_attack_plot
Battle in the 2006 Somali War
militia launched an offensive on the town of Jilib, held by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). Following the ICU's withdrawal from Mogadishu, they regrouped
Battle_of_Jilib
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