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ICU and Mogadishu
In June and July of 2006, the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) took over Mogadishu. Mogadishu is Somalia's capitol. The ICU is the organization that will be transformed into al-Shabab later. -
ICU ---> al-Shabab
the Islamic Courts Union ends, but the youth of the program stay. The Youth are known as al-Shabab, and they are the new fighters. Up until today, they are still known as al-Shabab. -
AMISOM
AMISOM (African Union Mission to Somalia) is active, striving to rid Somalia of al-Shabab. They carry out many effective opeations in the future. -
USA declares al-Shabab terrorists
Al-Shabab was declared a terrorist organization by the USA. The departement of State released a message saying that al-Shabab is classified as a terrorist group and can be viewed as a potential threat. -
Ethiopian troops pull out and Sharif is elected
The last Ethiopian troops that were fighting al-Shabab left the country. Also, in this month, Sharif Ahmed was elected president of Somalia. -
al-Shabab takes Mogadishu
The event was called the battle of Mogadishu. After 2009, 1,739 people had been killed. Afterwords, the capitol of Somalia was in the hands of al-Shabab. -
Ugandan Capitol Bombings
As a "message" to Uganda, al-Shabab bombs Uganda's capitol: Kampala. The bombings took place during a world cup game. 76 fans died and 70 more were injured -
Mogadishu attacks
Al-Shabab attacks Somali capital Mogadishu (again), killing around 300 people in the bombings. The bombing occured at a hotel that Somali government officials had been known to attend. -
Somalia takes Mogadishu
Somalian troops with AMISOM capture the last parts of Mogadishu away from al-Shabab soldiers. This sparks some hope into the idea of Somalia defeating al-Shabab for good. -
Joining al-Qaeda
The group announces that they have had ties with al-Qaeda for some time and will be merging with the organization. This irritates other countries, proving al-Shabab as a true threat. -
Somali General killed
General Farah of Somalia was killed by al-Shabab. He had a very high rank in the military, being important to the army. This hurts the moral of the Somali people.
