Chapter 3 The Rise of Islam Study Guide

Believers of the most radical Islamist doctrine, those based in the al-Itahaad al-Islaami (AIAI) movement of Hassan Dahir Aweys, eventually developed into the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) that briefly seized power in 2006. The al-Shabaab is the militant youth wing of the UIC and Hizbul Islam is Aweys’ faction of the splintered UIC. ................
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