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Al-Shabaab

Horn of Africa-based Islamist movement affiliated with al-Qaeda
Organization terrorist_organization Q309998
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Summary

Al-Shabaab is a terrorist organization[1]. Al-Shabaab ranks in the top 5% of terrorist organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,327 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Somalia[3]
  • Instance of: paramilitary organization[4]
  • Part of: Al-Qaeda[5]
  • Commons category: Al-Shabaab (militant group)[6]
  • Chairperson: Ahmad Diri[7]
  • Inception: 2006[8]
  • Participated in conflict: War in Somalia[9], Somali Civil War[10]
  • Separated from: Islamic Courts Union[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group)[12]
  • Political ideology: Islamic fundamentalism[13], Salafi jihadism[14], Islamism[15]
  • Participant in: December 2019 Mogadishu bombing[16]
  • Replaces: Hizbul Islam[17]
  • Native label: حركة الشباب المجاهدين[18]
  • Different from: الشباب (الرجم)[19]
  • Position held by head of the organization: Leader of Al-Shabaab[20]
  • Designated as terrorist by: United States[21], United Kingdom[22]

Why It Matters

Al-Shabaab has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Al-Shabaab is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Somalia United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . verfassungsschutz.de. Retrieved . verfassungsschutz.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . state.gov. Retrieved . state.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2010. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en',
    Gnd id → 7725209-3
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Separated from → Islamic Courts Union
    Political ideology → Islamic fundamentalism, Salafi jihadism, Islamism
    Designated as terrorist by → United States, United Kingdom
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0409770-Assabab-organizace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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