How about the simpler <ref> parser tag (or whachamacallit). Some examples
<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ly.html
The World Factbook – CIA]</ref>
<ref name="crimenes">[http://www.abc.es/20110301/archivo/abci-crimenes-gadafi-lockerbie-libia-201102281814.html
Los crímenes de Gadafi]. ABC</ref>
<ref>[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/LIBIA/UNION_SOVIETICA/URSS/refuerza/poderio/militar/Libia/elpepiint/19770224elpepiint_9/Tes
La URSS refuerza su poderío militar en Libia].
[[Ел Паис]] 1977
'La Unión Soviética ha reforzado su presencia militar en Libia ...'</ref>
Looking at https://github.com/dbpedia/extraction-framework/blob/master/core/src/main/scala/org/dbpedia/extraction/mappings/CitationExtractor.scala#L43, it handles
cite.*
andcitation.*
templates.How about the simpler
<ref>
parser tag (or whachamacallit). Some examples