Talk:Al-Shabaab (Mozambique)
Latest comment: 3 days ago by Applodion in topic Requested move 25 July 2024
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Requested move 25 July 2024
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Al-Shabaab (Mozambique) → Islamic State – Mozambique Province – I see more results for “Islamic State – Mozambique Province” rather than “Ansar al Sunna/Al Shabaab”. ISIL propaganda also uses the name “Wilayat Muzambiq” (Mozambique Province) when referring to this group’s activities and operations. TheLibyanGuy (talk) 22:37, 25 July 2024 (UTC)
- Note: WikiProject Africa, WikiProject Mozambique, WikiProject Military history/Post-Cold War task force, and WikiProject Military history have been notified of this discussion. RodRabelo7 (talk) 01:39, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
- Comment/Alternative From the lead, the article states:
Al-Shabaab ... is an Islamist militant group active ... Mozambique.
There is a hat-note disamgiguation for Al-Shabaab (Somali militant group) that directs to Al-Shabaab (militant group), Al-Shabaab al-Mumineen is a redirect to the Houthi movement based in Yemen. I am not seeing in the article, content that would support being named Islamic State – Mozambique Province, Islamic State Mozambique Province or, "Wilayat Muzambiq" or "Mozambique Province" - ie the present article is not supporting such a name change. However, Al-Shabaab (Somali militant group) as the hat-note would suggest Al-Shabaab (Mozambican militant group). It also raises whether either of these two are sufficiently well know as to be considered the primary target for Al-Shabaab - ie a change of name for both articles. Both are relatively obscure in my view. I don't think that Al-Shabaab (Mozambique) is a particularly adequate name. It suggests somewhere in Mozambique rather than something in/from Mozambique. At the very least it should use the demonym - ie Al-Shabaab (Mozambican). Cinderella157 (talk) 01:38, 3 August 2024 (UTC) - Oppose - As the article itself explains, the Mozambican Al-Shabaab was (at least initially) not the same as the IS Mozambique Province. Even today it remains unclear whether all Islamist rebels have become loyal to IS. Instead of moving this article, a new article for the Mozambique Province should be created. Applodion (talk) 07:46, 3 August 2024 (UTC)