Template:Infobox war faction/doc
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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:
Usage
| {{{name}}} | |
|---|---|
{{{native_name}}} Participant in {{{war}}} | |
| [[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}]] {{{caption}}} | |
| Active | {{{active}}} |
| Status | {{{active2}}} |
| Ideology | {{{ideology}}} |
| Political position | {{{position}}} |
| Motive(s) | {{{motives}}} |
| Allegiance | {{{allegiance}}} |
| Group(s) | {{{clans}}} |
| Founders | {{{founders}}} |
| Founding leader | {{{founding_leader}}} |
| Leaders | {{{leaders}}} |
| Military leader | {{{military_leader}}} |
| Political leader | {{{political_leader}}} |
| {{{leader1_title}}} | {{{leader1_name}}} |
| {{{leader2_title}}} | {{{leader2_name}}} |
| Spokesperson | {{{spokesperson}}} |
| Headquarters | {{{headquarters}}} |
| Area of operations | {{{area}}} |
| Size | {{{strength}}} |
| {{{colours}}} | |
| Part of | {{{partof}}} |
| Preceded by | {{{predecessor}}} |
| Split from | {{{split_from}}} |
| Merger of | {{{merger_of}}} |
| Originated as | {{{previous}}} |
| Formerly | {{{formerly}}} |
| Became | {{{next}}} |
| Merged into | {{{merged_into}}} |
| Split to | {{{split_to}}} |
| Succeeded by | {{{successor}}} |
| Allies | {{{allies}}} |
| Opponent(s) | {{{opponents}}} |
| Battles and war(s) | {{{battles}}} |
| Organization(s) | {{{organizations}}} |
| Website | {{{website}}} |
| Designated as a terrorist organisation by | |
| {{{designated_as_terror_group_by}}} | |
| {{{identification_symbol_label}}} | {{{identification_symbol}}} |
| {{{identification_symbol_2_label}}} | {{{identification_symbol_2}}} |
| {{{identification_symbol_3_label}}} | {{{identification_symbol_3}}} |
| {{{identification_symbol_4_label}}} | {{{identification_symbol_4}}} |
| Basic usage | Full usage |
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{{Infobox war faction
| name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| war =
| image =
| caption =
| active =
| ideology =
| position =
| leaders =
| clans =
| headquarters =
| area =
| strength =
| partof =
| previous =
| next =
| allies =
| split =
| opponents =
| battles =
| website =
}}
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{{Infobox war faction
| name =
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| war =
| image =
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption =
| active =
| active2 =
| ideology =
| position =
| motives =
| allegiance =
| clans =
| founders =
| founder =
| founding_leader =
| leader_title =
| leaders =
| leader =
| military_leader =
| political_leader =
| leader1_title =
| leader1_name =
| leader2_title =
| leader2_name =
| leader3_title =
| leader3_name =
| spokesperson =
| spokesman =
| headquarters =
| area =
| strength =
| colours =
| partof =
| predecessor =
| split_from =
| merger_of =
| previous =
| originated_as =
| original_name =
| formerly =
| former_name =
| next =
| became =
| later_name =
| merged_into =
| merged_to =
| split_to =
| successor =
| allies =
| opponents =
| battles =
| organizations =
| website =
| designated_as_terror_group_by =
| identification_symbol_label =
| identification_symbol =
| identification_symbol_2_label =
| identification_symbol_2 =
| identification_symbol_3_label =
| identification_symbol_3 =
| identification_symbol_4_label =
| identification_symbol_4 =
}}
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Parameters
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 {{lang}} 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.
- image_size – optional
- image_alt – optional
- caption – optional – the text to be placed below the image.
- active – the period during which the faction was active.
- active2 – optional – the current status of the faction.
- ideology – optional – the ideology of the faction, if relevant.
- position – optional – the political spectrum of the faction.
- motives – optional – goals or motives of the faction.
- allegiance – optional
- clans – optional – the clans or tribes the faction includes, if relevant.
- founders or founder – optional
- founding_leader – optional
- leaders or leader – the leaders of the faction.
- military_leader – optional
- political_leader – optional
- leader1_title and leader1_name – optional
- leader2_title and leader2_name – optional
- spokesperson or spokesman – optional
- 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.
- colours – optional – main colours of the faction.
- partof – optional – the larger group of which the faction is a part, if any.
- predecessor – optional
- split_from – optional
- merger_of – optional
- previous, originated_as, or original_name – optional – the previous identity of the faction, or the factions from which it emerged.
- formerly or former_name – optional
- next, became, or later_name – optional – if the faction transformed into another one, the name of that faction.
- merged_into or merged_to – optional
- split_to – optional – parties that the faction has split into.
- successor – optional
- allies – optional – the faction's allies in the war.
- 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.
- organizations – optional
- website or url – optional – official website, if one exists, of the unit.
- designated_as_terror_group_by – optional
- identification_symbol_label and identification_symbol – optional
- identification_symbol_2_label and identification_symbol_2 – optional
- identification_symbol_3_label and identification_symbol_3 – optional
- identification_symbol_4_label and identification_symbol_4 – optional
Example
| Islamic Courts Union | |
|---|---|
اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية Participant in the Somali Civil WarMidowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga | |
 The flag of the Islamic Courts Union. | |
| Active | June 6, 2006–present |
| Status | Active |
| Motive(s) | Impose sharia in Somalia. |
| Group(s) | 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 |
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| Opponent(s) | |
{{Infobox war faction
| name = Islamic Courts Union
| native_name = اتحاد المحاكم الإسلامية<br/>''Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga''
| native_name_lang = ar
| war = the [[Somali Civil War]]
| image = [[Image:Flag_of_the_Islamic_Courts_Union.svg|300px]]
| caption = The flag of the Islamic Courts Union.
| leaders = [[Sharif Sheikh Ahmed]],<br/> [[Hassan Dahir Aweys]]
| clans = [[Habar Gidir]], [[Abgaal]], [[Rahanweyn]], [[Ogaden]], [[Marehan]] and some support from many other clans
| active = June 6, 2006–present
| active2 = Active
| motives = Impose [[sharia]] in Somalia.
| headquarters = [[Mogadishu]]
| area = Central and southern [[Somalia]]
| previous = Unaligned Islamic [[sharia]] courts movements
| next =
| allies = {{unbulleted list
| [[Mujahideen]] organizations, including [[Al Qaeda]]
| Various Muslim and anti-Ethiopian nations including [[Eritrea]] (alleged)
}}
| opponents = {{unbulleted list
| Clan-based warlords
| [[Alliance for the Restoration of Peace and Counter-Terrorism]]
| [[Juba Valley Alliance]]
| [[Transitional Federal Government]]
| [[Puntland]]
| [[Galmudug]]
| [[Ethiopia]]
| [[United States]]
}}
}}
Tracking category
TemplateData
TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools
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TemplateData for Infobox war faction <templatedata>
{
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name",
"description": "The formal name of the faction in English.",
"type": "line",
"required": true
},
"native_name": {
"label": "Native name",
"description": "The faction's name in their own language.",
"type": "line"
},
"native_name_lang": {
"label": "Native name language",
"description": "The ISO 639-1 code of the language used for its native name.",
"type": "line"
},
"war": {
"label": "War(s)",
"description": "The war or wars in which the faction participated; you might need to insert \"the\" at the beginning of this phrase.",
"type": "string",
"suggested": true
},
"image": {
"label": "Image",
"description": "An image representative of the faction. It must be given in the from |
