Jabhatul Islamiya
Leaders	Mohamed Ibrahim Hayle [1]
Dates of operation	2007-2009
Group(s)	Mainly Hawiye sub-clans
Active regions	Southern Somalia
Allies	Al-Shabaab ARS-Eritirea Ras Kamboni Brigade Muaskar Anole
Opponents	Transitional Federal Government ARS-Djibouti   Ethiopia AMISOM
Preceded by Islamic Courts Union Succeeded by Hizbul Islam

Jabhatul Islamiya ( JABISO ) also known as the Somali Islamic Front ( SIF ) was an Islamist insurgent group in Somalia . The group participated in the 2006-2009 insurgency against Ethiopia and in January 2009 merged with the Asmara based wing of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia , led by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys , the Ras Kamboni Brigade , led by Sheikh Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki and a smaller group Mu'askar Anole to form Hizbul Islam which became the second most powerful insurgent group (after al-Shabaab ) in Somalia which continued fighting the TFG and AMISOM peacekeepers, after Ethiopian withdrawal. ^[2]

On 19 January 2009, Jabhatul Islamiya fought a battle over the police headquarters of Mogadishu 's Dharkinley district with the Somali government which killed at least 2 people. Jabhatul Islamiya had seized the police station a week earlier but was overpowered and forced to withdraw. Later in the day however they received re-enforcements and managed to re-take control over the police station. ^[1]

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