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[[Image:Somali militiamen.jpg|thumb|Somali militiamen.]]

[[Image:Somali militiamen.jpg|thumb|Somali militiamen.]]

'''Al Shabab''' is an extremist [[Somalia|Somali]] organization, formed from the remnants of an [[Islamic]] government overthrown in 2006, that sees [[African Union]] peacekeepers as invaders. It has its headquarters in Mogadishu. Self-described as "Somalia’s Islamic movement", the group has "threatened to take control of Somalia and had confined the interim government to one farming town until neighboring [[Ethiopia]] intervened."[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20040]

'''Al Shabab''' is an extremist [[Somalia|Somali]] organization, formed from the remnants of an [[Islamic]] government overthrown in 2006, that sees [[African Union]] peacekeepers as invaders. It has its headquarters in Mogadishu. Self-described as "Somalia’s Islamic movement", the group has "threatened to take control of Somalia and had confined the interim government to one farming town until neighboring [[Ethiopia]] intervened."[http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article20040] The aim of al-Shabab is the institution of [[sharia]].

The organization had a rapid expansion and is considered to have ties to [[Al Qaeda]].  Some Americans and Europeans are also present in its camps.  

The organization had a rapid expansion and is considered to have ties to [[Al Qaeda]].  Some Americans and Europeans are also present in its camps.