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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 {{tl|infobox military unit}} instead).  The infobox should be added using the {{tl|infobox war faction}} template, as shown below:

== Usage ==
{{Parameter names example | 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 | 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 | url | 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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|<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{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          = 
}}</pre>
|<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{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 = 
}}</pre>
|}
{{clear}}

== 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''' &ndash; the formal name of the faction.
* '''native_name''' &ndash; the faction's name in their own language
* '''native_name_lang''' &ndash; ISO 639-1 code e.g. "fr" for French. If more than one, use {{tl|lang}} for |native_name= instead
* '''war''' &ndash; the war or wars in which the faction participated; for proper grammar, it may be necessary to insert "the" before the name.
* '''image''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; an image representative of the faction.  The image must be given in the form <nowiki>[[Image:Example.jpg|300px]]</nowiki>; in particular, the ''thumb'' attribute must '''not''' be selected.
* '''image_size''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''image_alt''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''caption''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the text to be placed below the image.
* '''active''' &ndash; the period during which the faction was active.
* '''active2'''  &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the current status of the faction.
* '''ideology''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the ideology of the faction, if relevant.
* '''position''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the political spectrum of the faction.
* '''motives''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; goals or motives of the faction.
* '''allegiance''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''clans''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the clans or tribes the faction includes, if relevant.
* '''founders''' or '''founder''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''founding_leader''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''leaders''' or '''leader''' &ndash; the leaders of the faction.
* '''military_leader''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''political_leader''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''leader1_title''' and '''leader1_name''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''leader2_title''' and '''leader2_name''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''spokesperson''' or '''spokesman''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''headquarters''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the headquarters of the faction.
* '''area''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the area in which the faction operated; a map may be included here, if one is available.
* '''strength''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the number of personnel comprising the faction.
* '''colours''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; main colours of the faction.
* '''partof''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the larger group of which the faction is a part, if any.
* '''predecessor''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''split_from''' &ndash; ''optional''  
* '''merger_of''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''previous''', '''originated_as''', or '''original_name''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the previous identity of the faction, or the factions from which it emerged.
* '''formerly''' or '''former_name''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''next''', '''became''', or '''later_name''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; if the faction transformed into another one, the name of that faction.
* '''merged_into''' or '''merged_to''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''split_to''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; parties that the faction has split into.
* '''successor''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''allies''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the faction's allies in the war.
* '''opponents''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; the faction's opponents in the war. 
* '''battles''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; 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''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''website''' or '''url''' &ndash; ''optional'' &ndash; official website, if one exists, of the unit.
* '''designated_as_terror_group_by''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''identification_symbol_label''' and '''identification_symbol''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''identification_symbol_2_label''' and '''identification_symbol_2''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''identification_symbol_3_label''' and '''identification_symbol_3''' &ndash; ''optional'' 
* '''identification_symbol_4_label''' and '''identification_symbol_4''' &ndash; ''optional''

== Example ==
{{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]]
  }}
}}

<pre style="overflow:auto;">
{{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]]
  }}
}}
</pre>
{{clear}}

== Tracking category ==
* {{clc|War faction articles using ambiguous parameters}}

== TemplateData ==
{{collapse top|[[Wikipedia:TemplateData|TemplateData]] documentation used by [[Wikipedia:VisualEditor|VisualEditor]] and other tools}}
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	"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 [[File:Example.jpg|300px]]",
			"type": "content",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"caption": {
			"label": "Caption of the image",
			"description": "The text to be placed below the image",
			"type": "line",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"active": {
			"label": "Active period",
			"description": "The period during which the faction was active.",
			"type": "line",
			"required": true
		},
		"ideology": {
			"label": "Ideology",
			"description": "The ideology of the faction, if relevant.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"clans": {
			"label": "Groups",
			"description": "The clans or tribes the faction includes.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"leaders": {
			"label": "Leaders",
			"aliases": [
				"leader"
			],
			"description": "The leaders of the faction.",
			"type": "content",
			"required": true
		},
		"headquarters": {
			"label": "Headquarters",
			"description": "The headquarters of the faction.",
			"type": "line",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"area": {
			"label": "Area",
			"description": "The area in which the faction operated; a map may be included here.",
			"type": "content",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"strength": {
			"label": "Size",
			"description": "The number of personnel comprising the faction",
			"type": "line"
		},
		"partof": {
			"label": "Part of",
			"description": "The larger group of which the faction is a part.",
			"type": "line"
		},
		"previous": {
			"label": "Originated as",
			"aliases": [
				"originated_as",
				"original_name"
			],
			"description": "The previous identity of the faction, or the factions from which it emerged.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"next": {
			"label": "Became",
			"aliases": [
				"became",
				"later_name"
			],
			"description": "If the faction transformed into another one, the name of that faction.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"allies": {
			"label": "Allies",
			"description": "The faction's allies in the war.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"split_to": {
			"label": "Split to",
			"description": "Parties that the faction has an split into.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"opponents": {
			"label": "Opponents",
			"description": "The faction's opponents in the war.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"battles": {
			"label": "Battles and wars",
			"description": "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.",
			"type": "content"
		},
		"organizations": {
			"label": "Organizations"
		},
		"website": {
			"label": "Website",
			"aliases": [
				"url"
			],
			"description": "Official website, if one exists, of the unit.",
			"type": "line"
		},
		"identification_symbol": {},
		"identification_symbol_2": {},
		"identification_symbol_label": {},
		"identification_symbol_2_label": {},
		"identification_symbol_3_label": {},
		"identification_symbol_3": {},
		"identification_symbol_4_label": {},
		"identification_symbol_4": {},
		"image_size": {},
		"image_alt": {},
		"active2": {
			"label": "Status",
			"description": "The current status of the faction.",
			"suggested": true
		},
		"position": {
			"label": "Political position",
			"description": "The political spectrum of the faction."
		},
		"motives": {
			"description": "The political spectrum of the faction."
		},
		"allegiance": {},
		"founders": {},
		"founder": {},
		"founding_leader": {},
		"leader_title": {},
		"military_leader": {},
		"political_leader": {},
		"leader1_title": {},
		"leader1_name": {},
		"leader2_title": {},
		"leader2_name": {},
		"leader3_title": {},
		"leader3_name": {},
		"spokesperson": {},
		"spokesman": {},
		"colours": {
			"label": "Colours",
			"description": "main colours of the faction."
		},
		"predecessor": {},
		"split_from": {},
		"merger_of": {},
		"formerly": {},
		"former_name": {},
		"merged_into": {},
		"merged_to": {},
		"successor": {},
		"designated_as_terror_group_by": {},
		"split": {}
	},
	"description": "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.",
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		"native_name",
		"native_name_lang",
		"war",
		"image",
		"caption",
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		"ideology",
		"clans",
		"leaders",
		"headquarters",
		"area",
		"strength",
		"partof",
		"previous",
		"next",
		"allies",
		"split_to",
		"opponents",
		"battles",
		"organizations",
		"website",
		"identification_symbol",
		"identification_symbol_2",
		"identification_symbol_label",
		"identification_symbol_2_label",
		"identification_symbol_3_label",
		"identification_symbol_3",
		"identification_symbol_4_label",
		"identification_symbol_4",
		"image_size",
		"image_alt",
		"active2",
		"position",
		"motives",
		"allegiance",
		"founders",
		"founder",
		"founding_leader",
		"leader_title",
		"military_leader",
		"political_leader",
		"leader1_title",
		"leader1_name",
		"leader2_title",
		"leader2_name",
		"leader3_title",
		"leader3_name",
		"spokesperson",
		"spokesman",
		"colours",
		"predecessor",
		"split_from",
		"merger_of",
		"formerly",
		"former_name",
		"merged_into",
		"merged_to",
		"successor",
		"designated_as_terror_group_by",
		"split"
	]
}
</templatedata>
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