Advisors/Operators {{flag|United States}} 1986–91: Armed rebel groups: 1992–93: USC 2006–09: Islamic Courts Union {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Oromo_Liberation_Front.svg}} Oromo Liberation Front {{flagicon image|}} Al-Shabaab {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Ras Kamboni Brigades (from 2007) {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Jabhatul Islamiya (from 2007) {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Muaskar Anole (from 2007) 2009–present: {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Al-Qaeda {{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} Foreign Mujahideen {{flagicon image|AQMI_Flag_asymmetric.svg}} داعش (after 2015) 300,000 (SFG) –500,000+ (AFP)