Islamic Courts Union

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Alliance_for_the_Restoration_of_Peace_and_Counter-Terrorism
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Mogadishu
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:Transitional_Federal_Government
gptkb:African_Union_forces
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Somali_Civil_War
gptkbp:control_system gptkb:southern_Somalia
gptkbp:country gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:2006
gptkbp:formed merging of various courts
gptkbp:founded gptkb:2000
gptkbp:goal establish Islamic law
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Islamic Courts Union
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Salarian
gptkb:Sufism
Islamic fundamentalism
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:political_negotiations
humanitarian efforts
clashes with Ethiopian troops
clashes with TFG forces
clashes with warlords
gptkbp:is_aimed_at restore peace
establish governance
impose Sharia law
unify Somalia
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:United_States
international community
Somali diaspora
warlords
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Ethiopia
local population
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:health_services
education initiatives
dispute resolution
providing security
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
Somali
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Sharif_Sheikh_Ahmed
gptkbp:led_to rise of Al-Shabaab
humanitarian crisis in Somalia
increased violence in Somalia
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Kismayo
gptkb:Baidoa
gptkb:Mogadishu
gptkb:Hargeisa
gptkbp:predecessor Sharia courts
gptkbp:region gptkb:Horn_of_Africa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Transitional_Federal_Government
gptkbp:support gptkb:NGOs
local businesses
Islamic countries
gptkbp:type gptkb:militant_group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Al_Shabab
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5