Operating in both Pakistan and Somalia, Ahlu Sunna Wal Jama (ASWJ) is a Sunni paramilitary group created in 1991 to protect Sufis Muslims in Somalia.PakistanIn Pakistan ASWJ advocates for Shi'ites to be legally declared non-Muslim and has a violent offshoot that targets Shi'ite mosques. ASWJ was formed after the government of former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf banned a handful of religious parties, including the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) in 2002. Since that time ASWJ has operated covertly with SSP's off-shoot, another strongly anti-Shia group, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).Areas of OperationKarachi headquarters of the ASWJ are located in Siddiq-e-Akbar mosqueSomaliaAhlu Sunna Wal Jama (ASWJ) is a Sufi paramilitary group created in 1991 to protect Sufis Muslims in Somalia. The group is comprised of former warlords and religious clerics who claim they have been persecuted by Al Shabab, which has desecrated Sufi shrines and…
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ)
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