al-Itihad al-Islamiya

by Marchal, Roland

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Founded in 1983, al-Itihad al-Islamiya (AIAI, in Somali, al-Itixaad al-Islaamiya,* Ar., al-Ittiḥād al-Islāmī, the Islamic union) was the first attempt to unify groups that were inclined to Salafism and adopted a militant stance towards Somalia’s regime. One of the four original constituents of the AIAI (Wahdat al-Shabab, Waxdat al-Shabaab) decided in 1988 to split from the group and focus on its region, Somaliland, at a time when war was developing there. Until Mogadishu’s revolt in late Decemb…

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Founded in 1983, al-Itihad al-Islamiya (AIAI, in Somali, al-Itixaad al-Islaamiya,* Ar., al-Ittiḥād al-Islāmī, the Islamic union) was the first attempt to unify groups that were inclined to Salafism and adopted a militant stance towards Somalia’s regime. One of the four original constituents of the AIAI (Wahdat al-Shabab, Waxdat al-Shabaab) decided in 1988 to split from the group and focus on its region, Somaliland, at a time when war was developing there. Until Mogadishu’s revolt in late December 1990 against the

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei579

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eng Islam

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Marchal, Roland

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