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Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia)
The word “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak in 2015. Today the opening carries none. 11 remain further down the article, where a reader arriving from a search result does not go.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. “islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 11.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia is a radical Islamist group that operates in Tunisia .1 It has around 1,000 people as part of the movement.2 It has been listed as a terrorist group by the Tunisian government as well by the United Nations, the UAE, the United Kingdom and the United States.3
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Today
“islamist” appeared 1 times in this article's opening at its peak. Today the opening has none; the body has 11. Read the current article and compare.
| 2015 | 2020 | Oct '23 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| islamist | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| terror | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| jihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2015 and 2025.
Then
radical islamist group that operates in tunisia
Now
salafi jihadist group that operates in tunisia
Where the word went
It left the opening. It did not leave the article. Wikipedia moved it down the page, where a reader arriving from a search result will not reach it.
- “islamist” now appears 2× under Background, 14% of the way down the article
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