Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a

For other uses, see Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamaah.
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
LeadersSheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Hassan (Chairman/Head of state)
Shaykh Mahmud Shaykh Hasan Farah (Spiritual leader)
Omar Moʽallim Nur (Commander in Banaadir)
Mohamed Ali Hassan (Former Chief Minister of Galmudug)
Dates of operation1991 – present
GroupsMulti-clan, though primarily Habar Gidir
HeadquartersDhusamareb
Active regionsGalgudug, Hiran, Gedo, Bakool
IdeologySufism
Sunni Islamism
Size5,000
Allies Raskamboni Movement
AMISOM
Opponents Harakat al-Shabaab Mujahideen
Al-Qaeda
Federal Government of Somalia (from 2021)
Battles and warsSomali Civil War

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.

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