Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)
Salafist jihadist group in Libya
Ansar al-Sharia was a al-Qaeda allied Islamist militant group that wanted to enforce Sharia law in Libya.[5] The group was created in the year 2011, during the Libyan Civil War.[11] Until January of 2015, the group was led by Muhammad al-Zahawi.[4] The group has been designated a terrorist group by the United Nations,[12] New Zealand,[13] Iraq,[14] Turkey,[13] the United Arab Emirates,[13] the United Kingdom,[15] and the United States.[16]
| Ansar al-Sharia in Libya | |
|---|---|
| أَنْصَارُ الشَّرِيعَةِ بِلِيبْيَا | |
 | |
| Leaders | Abu Khalid al Madani[3] Mohamed al-Zahawi †[4] |
| Dates of operation | June 2012 – 27 May 2017[5][6][7] |
| Active regions | Benghazi[8] Other cities in Eastern Libya[2] |
| Ideology | Islamism Salafi jihadism Anti-Gaddafism |
| Status | Defunct |
| Size | 4,500–5,000+[9] |
| Part of | Ansar al-Sharia Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries  Shura Council of Mujahideen in DernaAjdabiya Shura Council |
| Allies | |
| Opponents | Al-Saiqa (Libya) Operation Dignity coalition |
| Battles and wars | First Libyan Civil War |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Iraq Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United Nations United States |
On the 27th of May 2017, the group disbanded itself, due to many losses that destroyed the leadership of the group and killed many of its fighters.[13]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ansar al-Shari'a: Transforming Libya into a Land of Jihad". Jamestown Foundation. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mohamed Eljarh (20 January 2014). "There's No Room for Democracy in Libya's Extremist Hub". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ansar al Sharia Libya fights on under new leader". The Long War Journal. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Leader of Libyan Islamists Ansar al-Sharia dies of wounds". Reuters. 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Profile: Libya's Ansar al-Sharia". BBC News. 13 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Libya militia linked to U.S. attack returns to Benghazi". Reuters. 17 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ↑ "Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia says it is dissolving". Reuters. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017.
- ↑ "US names groups suspected of Benghazi attack". Al Jazeera English. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ Michael, Maggie; Hendawi, Hamza (18 September 2012). "A Benghazi power, Libya militia eyed in attack". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 21 September 2012.
- ↑ McGregor, Andrew (8 August 2014). "Libya's Ansar al-Shari'a Declares the Islamic Emirate of Benghazi". Terrorism Monitor. 12 (16). The Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
- ↑ Office of the Spokesperson (10 January 2014). "Terrorist Designations of Three Ansar al-Shari'a Organizations and Leaders". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "The List established and maintained by the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee with respect to individuals, groups, undertakings and other entities associated with Al-Qaida". United Nations Security Council Committee 1267. UN.org. 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 September 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 "Ansar al-Shariah (Libya) | Mapping Militants Project". mappingmilitants.org. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ↑ الموضوع Archived 14 May 2022 at the Wayback Machine moj.gov.iq (in Arabic)
- ↑ "Proscribed terrorist groups or organisations". Home Office. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ↑ Office of the Spokesperson (10 January 2014). "Terrorist Designations of Three Ansar al-Shari'a Organizations and Leaders". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2014.