"The Islamic Courts Union (ICU; Somali: Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga; Arabic: \u0627\u062A\u062D\u0627\u062F \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062D\u0627\u0643\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064A\u0629\u200E Ittih\u0101d al-mah\u0101kim al-isl\u0101miyya) was a group of Sharia courts that united themselves to form a rival administration to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, with Sharif Sheikh Ahmed as their head. They were also known as the Joint Islamic Courts, Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC) or the Supreme Council of Islamic Courts (SCIC)."@en . . "Islamic Courts Union"@en . . . "2006Z"^^ . "2006Z"^^ . "Supreme Islamic Courts Council"@en . . "Executive Chairman"@en . "ShuraChairman"@en . . "2006-12-27Z"^^ . "Deputy Executive Chairman"@en . "2006-06-06Z"^^ . . . "\"There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of God\" (Shahada)" . . "(Arabic)"@en . "Ittih\u0101d al-mah\u0101kim al-isl\u0101miyya"@en .