| Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leaders | Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Hassan (Chairman/Head of state)[1] Shaykh Mahmud Shaykh Hasan Farah (Spiritual leader) Omar Mo’allim Nur (Commander in Banaadir)[2] Mohamed Ali Hassan (Former Chief Minister of Galmudug) |
| Dates of operation | 1991 – present |
| Group(s) | Multi-clan, though primarily Habar Gidir |
| Headquarters | Dhusamareb |
| Active regions | Galgudug, Hiran, Gedo, Bakool |
| Ideology | Sufism Sunni Islamism |
| Size | 5,000[3] |
| Allies |  Raskamboni Movement AMISOM |
| Opponents |  Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen Al-Qaeda Federal Government of Somalia (from 2021) |
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ) (Somali: Ahlu Suna Waljamaaca) is a Somalia-based paramilitary group consisting of moderate Sufis opposed to radical Salafism. The group opposes extremist interpretations of Islam, as well as laws banning music and khat. The group seeks to protect religious shrines from demolition.
- ^ "Somalia: Ahlu Sunna – We resolved our antenatal disagreements". Shabelle Media Network. March 31, 2011. Archived from the original on July 23, 2011. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Gulf of Aden Security Review". Jane’s. December 16, 2010. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia pursuant to Security Council resolution 1853" (PDF). United Nations. 2008. p. 12. Retrieved 6 June 2017.