Islamic Courts Union
The Mahalo Top 7
- Wikipedia: Islamic Courts Union
- Axis of Logic: ICU Letter to the UN June 2006 (June 7, 2006)
- The Independent: Somalia: The World's Forgotten Catastrophe (February 9, 2008)
- BBC News: Quick Guide to Somalia's Islamists (December 28, 2006)
- International Crisis Group: Somalia's Islamists (December 12, 2005)
- WashingtonPost.com: Somalia Militia Installs Religious Court (June 7, 2006)
- Video: ICU Sheikh Explaining the Group and It's Goals on Al Jazeera English (Time: 19:05)
Islamic Courts Union Recent News
- Topix.com: Islamic Courts Union Search
- AllAfrica.com: Somalia: African Union Peacekeepers 'Neutral,' Says Islamist Leader (February 28, 2008)
- Women's eNews: Somalis Recall Islamic Rule as Brief Visit of Peace (February 24, 2008)
- Press TV: Somali Rebels Advance through Lego (February 28, 2008)
- AllAfrica.com: Somalia: Al-Shabab Group Claimed the Seizure of District (February 24, 2008)
- VOA News: Analyst Sees Chance for Peace Dialogue in Somalia (February 12, 2008)
- United Press International: Al-Qaida-linked Somalis break with courts (February 5, 2008)
Islamic Courts Union Background and Articles
- Wikipedia: Rise of the Islamic Courts Union
- PBS: Somalia's Islamist Groups (January 26, 2007)
- BBC News: Profile Somalia's Islamic Courts (June 6, 2006)
Sharia Law
- PBS: Islamist Control of Mogadishu Raises Concern of Extremist Future for... (June 8, 2006)
- The Long War Journal: Fighting resumes in Mogadishu; Shariah Law Enforced (July 10, 2006)
- WashingtonPost.com: Somalia's Islamic Courts (August 30, 2006)
- The Jamestown Foundation: Leadership Profile: Somalia's Islamic Courts Union (June 13, 2006)
War in Somalia
- Mahalo's page on Turmoil in Somalia
- Human Rights Watch: Shell-Shocked Civilians Under Siege in Mogadishu (August 2007)
- Time: Somalia's War Flares Up Again (November 12, 2007)
- WashingtonPost.com: Guides to Understanding the War
- Power and Interest News Report: ICU Opens a New Chapter in Somalia's History (June 19, 2006)
Islamic Courts Union Videos and Media
- YouTube: Islamic Courts Ready for Offensive on Al Jazeera English (Time 1:43)
- YouTube: Al Jazeera: Somali Fighter Still Eludes Arrest (Time 1:28)
- YouTube: Islamic Courts in Somalia (Time 1:49)
- Voice of America: Islamic Courts Union Shuts Down HornAfrik Radio in Kismayo (September 29, 2006)
- Long War Journal: In Pictures The Islamic Court Leaders (January 20, 2008)
Timeline of the Islamic Courts Union
- 1991: Militias carry out a coup against Somalian government, initiating a civil war
- 1992: UN peacekeeping force arrives to provide order and relief supplies
- 1995: UN peacekeepers leave without accomplishing their mission
- 2000: Somali clan leaders choose a new president, Galaydh, of Somalia in Djibouti
- 2001: Somali clan leaders, and Ethiopia, create Somali government in opposition to Gelaydh government
- 2004: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia is created in Kenya
- 2005: TFG returns to Somalia and is mired in inter-Parliamentary infighting
- 2006: ICU takes control of Mogadishu and most of Somalia in June
- 2006: US-backed Ethiopian military invades Somalia and pushes ICU out of power in December
- 2007: ICU reforms as Al-Shabaab
Islamic Courts Union Blogs and Commentary
- Somalia: Somali Diaspora: Ethiopian brutality continues, UN and US complicit December 26, 2007)
- Counterterrorism Blog: Islamic Courts Union Expands Its Control in Somalia (August 14, 2006)
- Danger Room (Wired Blog Network): Somalia: Better Off under Islamic Courts? (September 26, 2007)
- MySomalia: Unquiet Americans: The folly of U.S. meddling in the Horn of Africa (January 15, 2007)
- War Pages: Governing Somalia (February 22, 2007)
- The Power and Interest News Report: Somalia Enters a Devolutionary Cycle (February 2, 2007)
- Rear Vision: Somalia a Land of Chaos (February 4, 2007)
Islamic Courts Union Criticism and Controversy
- Peace and Conflict Monitor: Islamic Court Union Was Better Placed to Pacify Somalia
- Guardian Unlimited: America's New Puppet (January 5, 2007)
- Council on Foreign Relations: What Role Should the U.S. Play in Somalia? (May 30, 2007)
- CSIS Africa Policy Forum: Washington's Self-Defeating Somalia Policy (December 8, 2006)
- ThreatsWatch: Islamic Courts Union Returns to Somalia (March 22, 2007)
- USA Today: Senior U.S. Official Calls on Islamic Militia in Somalia to Turn Over... (June 21, 2006)
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