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'''Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen''' (HSM) (Arabic: حركة الشباب المجاهدين‎; Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn, "Mujahideen Youth Movement" or "Movement of Striving Youth"), more commonly known as '''al-Shabaab''' (Arabic: الشباب‎, "The Youth" or "The Boys"), is a militant Islamist group.  

Al-Shabaab was the militant wing of the Somali Council of Islamic Courts that took over most of southern Somalia in the second half of 2006. Al-Shabaab describes itself as waging jihad against "enemies of Islam". The militia is engaged in combat using guerilla asymmetrical warfare and terrorist tactics against the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia and its allies, African Union peacekeepers and non-governmental aid organizations.

Al- Shabaab – a clan based insurgent and terrorist group- has continued its violent insurgency in southern and central Somalia. The militia controls large parts of area in the south where it is believed they have imposed the Shari'a law. Foreign relief organizations have stopped travelling to Somalia, there are reports that the militia have harassed, kidnapped and killed aid workers.

Several western governments have designated al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization. It is believed that the al-Shabaab have strong ties to al-Qaeda. Al-Shabaab is opposed to Sufi traditions and has often clashed with the paramilitary Sufi group Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a. The paramilitary group’s goal is to prevent a strict form of Shari’a being implemented in Somalia.

*[http://www.cfr.org/france/combating-maritime-piracy/p18376 "Combating Maritime Piracy: Council on Foreign Relations"]

*[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/20/world/africa/us-considers-combating-shabab-militants-twitter-use.html "U.S. Considers Combating Somali Militants Twitter Use: New York Times"]