Islamic Courts Union Ras Kamboni Brigades Hizbul Islam (Until 2010) Sheikh Hassan Abdullah Hersi al-Turki (Somali: Hassan Abdullah Hirsii al-Turki, Arabic: حسن عبد الله حرسي التركي الجامعة; c. 1944 – 27 May 2015) was a Somali Islamist who was a senior leader within al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) and the Islamic Courts Union (ICU).

[4] Following his death, Al Shabaab released a statement claiming that Al-Turki was behind the killing of Salvatore Colombo, an Italian Catholic priest in Mogadishu in July 1989.

[6] He later became a military leader of ICU, and was in charge of the Dhobley situated near the North Eastern Province.

The two Tomahawk cruise missiles hit two homes in Dhobley that were allegedly visited by al-Turki, who was believed to have ties to al-Qaeda.

[10] In February 2010, al-Turki officially merged the Ras Kamboni Brigades with Al-Shabaab, and split from Hizbul Islam formally pledging allegiance to Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.