Template:Infobox war faction

Infobox war faction

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Islamic Courts Union
اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga Participant in the Somali Civil War
File:Flag of the Islamic Courts Union.svg The flag of the Islamic Courts Union.
Active	June 6, 2006–present
Groups	Habar Gidir, Abgaal, Rahanweyn, Ogaden, Marehan and some support from many other clans
Leaders	Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Hassan Dahir Aweys
Headquarters	Mogadishu
Area of operations	Central and southern Somalia
Originated as	Unaligned Islamic sharia courts movements
Allies	Mujahideen organizations, including Al Qaeda Various Muslim and anti-Ethiopian nations including Eritrea (alleged)
Opponents	Clan-based warlords Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism Juba Valley Alliance Transitional Federal Government Puntland Galmudug Ethiopia United States

A war faction infobox may be used to summarize information about a particular faction participating in a war; it should not be used for regular military units and formations (which should use {{infobox military unit}} instead). The infobox should be added using the {{infobox war faction}} template, as shown below:

{{ infobox war faction
| name             = 
| native_name      = 
| native_name_lang = 
| war              = 
| image            = 
| caption          = 
| active           = 
| ideology         = 
| leaders          = 
| clans            = 
| headquarters     = 
| area             = 
| strength         = 
| partof           = 
| previous         = 
| next             = 
| allies           = 
| split            = 
| opponents        = 
| battles          = 
| url              = 
}}

Note: When using parameters, avoid the ambiguous abbreviation "N/A", and instead use "unknown" or "none". All subjective or qualitative judgements and numerical quantities or statistics must be cited to a reliable source (see WP:MILMOS#CITE).

• name – the formal name of the faction.
• native_name – the faction's name in their own language
• native_name_lang – ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use [undefined] for |native_name= instead
• war – the war or wars in which the faction participated; for proper grammar, it may be necessary to insert "the" before the name.
• image – optional – an image representative of the faction. The image must be given in the form [[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]; in particular, the thumb attribute must not be selected.
• caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
• ideology – optional – the ideology of the faction, if relevant.
• active – the period during which the faction was active.
• leaders – the leaders of the faction.
• clans – optional – the clans or tribes the faction includes, if relevant.
• headquarters – optional – the headquarters of the faction.
• area – optional – the area in which the faction operated; a map may be included here, if one is available.
• strength – optional – the number of personnel comprising the faction.
• partof – optional – the larger group of which the faction is a part, if any.
• previous – optional – the previous identity of the faction, or the factions from which it emerged.
• next – optional – if the faction transformed into another one, the name of that faction.
• allies – optional – the faction's allies in the war.
• split – optional – parties that the faction has split into.
• opponents – optional – the faction's opponents in the war.
• battles – optional – any notable battles or wars in which the unit participated. The decision of what constitutes a notable battle is left to the editors of the specific article.
• url – optional – official website, if one exists, of the unit.

TemplateData

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TemplateData for Infobox war faction

A war faction infobox may be used to summarize information about a particular faction participating in a war; it should not be used for regular military units and formations.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Name	name	The formal name of the faction in English.	Line	required
Native name	native_name	The faction's name in their own language.	Line	optional
Native name language	native_name_lang	The ISO 639-1 code of the language used for its native name.	Line	optional
War(s)	war	The war or wars in which the faction participated; you might need to insert "the" at the beginning of this phrase.	String	suggested
Image	image	An image representative of the faction. It must be given in the from [[File:Example.jpg|300px]]	Content	suggested
Caption of the image	caption	The text to be placed below the image	Line	suggested
Active period	active	The period during which the faction was active.	Line	required
Ideology	ideology	The ideology of the faction, if relevant.	Content	optional
Groups	clans	The clans or tribes the faction includes.	Content	optional
Leaders	leaders	The leaders of the faction.	Content	required
Headquarters	headquarters	The headquarters of the faction.	Line	suggested
Area	area	The area in which the faction operated; a map may be included here.	Content	suggested
Strength	strength	The number of personnel comprising the faction	Line	optional
Part of	partof	The larger group of which the faction is a part.	Line	optional
Originated as	previous	The previous identity of the faction, or the factions from which it emerged.	Content	optional
Became	next	If the faction transformed into another one, the name of that faction.	Content	optional
Allies	allies	The faction's allies in the war.	Content	optional
Split	split	Parties that the faction has an split into.	Content	optional
Opponents	opponents	The faction's opponents in the war.	Content	optional
Battles and wars	battles	Any notable battles or wars in which the unit participated. The decision of what constitutes a notable battle is left to the editors of the specific article.	Content	optional
Organizations	organizations	no description	Unknown	optional
Website	url	Official website, if one exists, of the unit.	Line	optional
identification_symbol	identification_symbol	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_2	identification_symbol_2	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_label	identification_symbol_label	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_2_label	identification_symbol_2_label	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_3_label	identification_symbol_3_label	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_3	identification_symbol_3	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_4_label	identification_symbol_4_label	no description	Unknown	optional
identification_symbol_4	identification_symbol_4	no description	Unknown	optional

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