What does ARS stand for?

Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (political group)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

But Aweys' faction of the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia is a member of the Islamic Party, which is opposed to the government of President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad.

Hardline Somali opposition leader arrives in Mogadishu on ...

April 21, 2009 (ADDIS ABABA) -- Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, leader of the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, has returned to the Eritrean capital without meeting with Somali officials.

Somali opposition leader quits Sudan without talks with government

Omaar hailed the integration of transitional government troops and a faction of the opposition Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) into the Joint Security Forces (JSF) following UN-brokered reconciliation talks in Djibouti last year.

London to boost funds for peacekeepers in Somalia

Sheikh Aweys, who chairs the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, is the former chairman of the Islamic Courts Union that ruled Somalia's capital in 2006 until being ousted by Ethiopian troops.

Sudan launches mediation to reconcile Somali factions

Security Council backs new government in Somalia

Desperate measure' Hussein, who became Somalia's prime minister in November 2007, has in the past few months been in dispute with Yusuf over efforts towards a peace deal with the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS), the country's main opposition group.

Somali president names new premier

The Somali government's deal with the opposition Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia came after hours of rumors that the talks had collapsed over the issue of Ethiopian troops, who have been in Somalia since 2006 help government forces deal with Islamic fighters.

UN says Somali government and foes sign peace deal

The young cleric, who ran as the head of the Islamist-dominated opposition movement Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, took the oath on the Koran in a ceremony organised at Djibouti's Kempinski hotel.

New Somali president sworn in