al-Shabaab

Target entity: al-Shabaab
Context triple: [al-Qaeda, hasBranch, al-Shabaab]

• A. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• B. al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
  Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a Yemen- and Saudi Arabia-based jihadist militant organization considered one of the most active and dangerous regional branches of the global al-Qaeda network.
• C. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
  Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
• D. al-Qaeda in Iraq
  Al-Qaeda in Iraq was a Sunni Islamist militant organization that emerged after the 2003 U.S. invasion, becoming one of the most violent insurgent groups in the country and a precursor to the Islamic State (ISIS).
• E. Jabhat al-Nusra
  Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: al-Shabaab
Target entity description: al-Shabaab is a Somalia-based Islamist militant group known for insurgent attacks and terrorism in East Africa.

• A. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• B. al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
  Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is a Yemen- and Saudi Arabia-based jihadist militant organization considered one of the most active and dangerous regional branches of the global al-Qaeda network.
• C. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
  Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.
• D. al-Qaeda in Iraq
  Al-Qaeda in Iraq was a Sunni Islamist militant organization that emerged after the 2003 U.S. invasion, becoming one of the most violent insurgent groups in the country and a precursor to the Islamic State (ISIS).
• E. Jabhat al-Nusra
  Jabhat al-Nusra is a jihadist militant group in Syria that served as al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country and became one of the most powerful Islamist factions in the Syrian conflict.
• F. None of above. chosen