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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.
It emerged as the radical youth wing of Somalia's now-defunct Union of Islamic Courts, which controlled Mogadishu in 2006, before being forced out by Ethiopian forces. There are numerous reports of foreign jihadists going to Somalia to help al-Shabab, from neighbouring countries, as well as the US and Europe. It is banned as a terrorist group by both the US and the UK and is believed to have between 7,000 and 9,000 fighters.