Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) was political party formed in Eritrea during September 2007 as the successor to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU). It served as the principal political opposition to the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG). The organization would also participate in the 2007 and 2008 years of the insurgency during the Ethiopian intervention in Somalia.
Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia | |
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| Chairperson | Sheikh Sharif Ahmed |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Preceded by | Islamic Courts Union |
| Merged into | Transitional Federal Government of Somalia |
| Headquarters | Asmara (September 2007 – January 2009) Djibouti (June 2008 – January 2009) |
In June 2008, the ARS and TFG signed a historic agreement that resulted in the integration of the ARS into the Somali transitional parliament. By January 2009, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the former head of both the ICU and the ARS, was elected as the President of Somalia.
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