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Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union was an alliance of sharia courts in Somalia that took control of Mogadishu in June 2006 after defeating US-backed warlords, bringing a brief period of order to the capital. Its expansion and the rise of hard-line factions provoked an Ethiopian invasion in December 2006 that drove it from power. Its militant youth wing, al-Shabaab, then launched a long insurgency.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Islamic Courts Union. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/islamic-courts-union
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