Jabhatul Islamiya

Islamist insurgent group in Somalia in 2007–2009

Jabhatul Islamiya

Leaders	Mohamed Ibrahim Hayle^[1]
Dates of operation	2007-2009
Group(s)	Mainly Hawiye sub-clans
Active regions	Southern Somalia
Allies	Al-Shabaab ARS-Eritirea Ras Kamboni Brigade Muaskar Anole
Opponents	Transitional Federal Government ARS-Djibouti Ethiopia AMISOM
Preceded by Islamic Courts Union Succeeded by Hizbul Islam

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

^ ^a ^b allafrica Fighting Erupts in Mogadishu, 2 Killed, 19 January 2010
^ allafrica Islamists Want to Keep Fighting Against the New Government, 7 February 2009

War on terror

War in Afghanistan (2001–2016)
Iraq War (2003–2011)
Symbolism of terrorism

Participants

Operational

Targets

Individuals	Osama bin Laden Hamza bin Laden Anwar al-Awlaki Sirajuddin Haqqani Jalaluddin Haqqani Anas Haqqani Khalil Haqqani Hafiz Saeed Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Bahaziq Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Factions	al-Qaeda al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Abu Sayyaf Al-Shabaab Boko Haram Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Hizbul Mujahideen Islamic Courts Union Jaish-e-Mohammed Jemaah Islamiyah Lashkar-e-Taiba Taliban Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Islamic State

Conflicts

Operation Enduring Freedom	War in Afghanistan OEF – Philippines Georgia Train and Equip Program Georgia Sustainment and Stability OEF – Horn of Africa OEF – Trans Sahara Drone strikes in Pakistan
Other	Operation Active Endeavour Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) Insurgency in the North Caucasus Moro conflict in the Philippines Iraq War Iraqi insurgency Operation Linda Nchi Terrorism in Saudi Arabia Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa War in Somalia (2006–2009) 2007 Lebanon conflict al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen