Somalia Between Jihad and Restoration
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Adan Hashi Ayro
AIAI
Al Barakaat
Al Haramain Islamic Foundation
Al Itihad
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counterinsurgency analysis
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Global Jihad
Global Terror Organization
Harakat Al Islah
Hassan Al Turabi
Horn of Africa security
Humanitarian Aid
ICU
Internal Somali Conflict
Islamic Courts
Islamic Terror Entities
Islamic Terror Organizations
Muslim World
Nelson Mandela
Omar Al Beshir
political Islam studies
Rabbani Government
radicalization in East Africa
regional conflict dynamics
RRA
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys
state failure research
Terror Organizations
TFG
TFG Force
transnational militancy
UGRs
Product details
- ISBN 9781138533295
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 20 Sep 2017
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Since 1991 Somalia has been defined as a failing state, one that lacks an effective central government. The vacuum of power in Somalia, in turn, enabled Al Qaida and other radical Islamic organizations to find allies and refuge in there. Shay's account shows how the presence of radical Islamic entities in the area, alongside local problems and conflicts, has turned Somalia into a focal point in the global war against terror. On June 5, 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) declared victory in its struggle against the Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter Terrorism (ARPCT), a coalition of U.S. backed warlords. Shortly after their victory announcement, the ICU implemented a Taliban-style radical Islamic rule. The rule of the ICU was brief. In December 2006 they were defeated by a coalition of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ethiopian forces.In spite of the ICU's defeat, internal conflict in Somalia between the ICU and the interim government of Somalia (TFG), backed by Ethiopia, is still far from concluded. Shay shows how the internal conflict may spill over into other nations, creating a larger regional theater of Jihad. He also provides some ideas on how to prevent the foundation of a new radical Islamic state that could become a haven of the Islamic terror in the Horn of Africa. This volume is instructive in demonstrating the consequences of destabilization. It will be of interest to foreign policy analysts, regional specialists, and strategists in the war against terror.
