Al-Shabaab

Summary

Al-Shabaab is a terrorist organization^[1]. Al-Shabaab ranks in the top 5% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Shabaab is in the country of Somalia^[3].
• Al-Shabaab's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[4].
• Al-Shabaab's instance of is recorded as paramilitary organization^[5].
• Al-Shabaab's flag image is recorded as ShabaabFlag.svg^[6].
• Al-Shabaab's flag image is recorded as Variant flag of al-Shabaab.svg^[7].
• Al-Shabaab's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 268894668^[8].
• Al-Shabaab's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012125494^[9].
• Al-Shabaab's part of is recorded as Al-Qaeda^[10].
• Al-Shabaab's Commons category is recorded as Al-Shabaab (militant group)^[11].
• Al-Shabaab's chairperson is recorded as Ahmad Diri^[12].
• +2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Shabaab^[13].
• Al-Shabaab's participated in conflict is recorded as War in Somalia^[14].
• Al-Shabaab's participated in conflict is recorded as Somali Civil War^[15].
• Al-Shabaab's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027ggxz^[16].
• Al-Shabaab's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko20201088983^[17].
• Al-Shabaab's separated from is recorded as Islamic Courts Union^[18].
• Al-Shabaab's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Shabaab (militant group)^[19].
• Al-Shabaab's political ideology is recorded as Islamic fundamentalism^[20].
• Al-Shabaab's political ideology is recorded as Salafi jihadism^[21].
• Al-Shabaab's political ideology is recorded as Islamism^[22].
• Al-Shabaab's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 21149193^[23].
• Al-Shabaab's participant in is recorded as December 2019 Mogadishu bombing^[24].
• Al-Shabaab's replaces is recorded as Hizbul Islam^[25].
• Al-Shabaab's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/al-Shabaab^[26].
• Al-Shabaab's BBC Things ID is recorded as 28268a44-d798-4505-a7e8-3f427c001d9f^[27].

Body

Founding

+2006-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Shabaab^[13].

Identity

Al-Shabaab's part of is recorded as Al-Qaeda^[10].

Leadership

Al-Shabaab's chairperson is recorded as Ahmad Diri^[12].

Why It Matters

Al-Shabaab ranks in the top 5% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,961 views/month).^[2] Al-Shabaab has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Al-Shabaab is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]