| Ahmed Mohamed Islam |
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| Chairman of Raskamboni movement | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Member of Parliament | |
| In office January 2009 – 4 April 2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Somalia |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Somali: Sheekh Axmed Maxamed Islaam) aka Sheikh Ahmed Madobe or Madobe is the Chairman of Raskamboni movement.[1]
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As a member of Islamic Courts Union (ICU) he was governor of Kismayo in 2006. When the ICU was overthrown by Ethiopian National Defense Force he fled towards the Kenyan boarder when he was wounded, and later received medical treatment at an Ethiopian hospital. He was later arrested by the Ethiopians.[2]
When the Somali parliament expanded to 550 MPs he was elected MP in January 2009 and released from Ethiopian prison. On 4 April 2009 he announced his resignation from the parliament.[2]
Sheikh Ahmed Madobe was the leader of Ras Kamboni Brigades (the Predecessor to Raskamboni movement) which was allied to Hizbul Islam. On 1 October 2009, armed conflict between Hizbul Islam and al-Shabaab began in a dispute between the a fraction of the Ras Kamboni Brigades and al-Shabaab over who was in charge of Kisimayo. ARS-A and JABISO, which were aligned with al-Shabaab in Hiiraan and Mogadishu refused to support the Ras Kamboni Brigades, meanwhile Anole remained neutral. It also led to a split within the Ras Kamboni Brigades, with a faction led by Ahmed "Madoobe" starting the war against al-Shabaab and a faction led by Hassan "Turki" siding with al-Shabaab.[3] The battle of Kismayo was decisively won by al-Shabaab which expelled Madbobe's Ras Kamboni Brigade forces from the city.[4] In the battles that followed, in November 2009, Madobe's forces were overpowered by al-Shabaab and local allies and forced to withdraw from the Lower Jubba region and most of Southern Somalia.[3][4] In February 2010, al-Turki's branch declared a merge with al-Shabaab.[3]
On 20 December 2010, Hizbul Islam merged with al-Shabaab[5] and Raskamboni movement then allied with Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a and Transitional Federal Government.