African Union Mission to Somalia
On 7 February 2009, Hizbul announced that it would continue to oppose the new government led by President [[Sharif Sheik Ahmed]] and the [[African Union Mission to Somalia|African Union forces]] in [[Mogadishu]]. Omar Iman, the group's first chairman, said, "the so-called government led by [[Sharif Sheikh Ahmed]] is not different from the one of [[Abdullahi Yusuf]]" and that they would continue the [[jihad|struggle]].