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Al Shabaab, meaning The Youth in Arabic, is the largest militant organization fighting to oust the Somalian government. The group seeks to control territory within Somalia in order to establish a society based on its rigid interpretation of Shariah law.
Working together, the Islamic Courts Union and Al-Shabaab gained control of Mogadishu in 2006. That sparked fears in neighboring Ethiopia that violence would spill over there, according to the Council on Foreign Relations.