Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen)

جَمَاعَةُ أَنْصَارِ الشَّرِيعَةِ

(Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa)

Partisans of Shari'a
Leaders Nasir al-Wuhayshi †

(2011–15)[1]

Qasim al-Raymi † (2015–20)[2]

Khalid Batarfi (2020–present)[3]

Dates of operation 2011–present
Headquarters Mukalla, Hadhramaut (2015–2016)
Active regions Yemen; Sana'a and the Abyan region: Zinjibar, Ja'ar, Shuqrah and surrounding areas.
Ideology
Size 1,000–3000+[6][7]
Part of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Allies
Opponents State opponents

Non-state opponents

  • Houthis
  • Southern Movement
  • Islamic State – Yemen Province
Battles and wars Yemeni insurgency
  • Battle of Zinjibar
  • Siege of Dammaj
  • Battle of Dofas
  • 2012 Abyan offensive
  • 2012 Sana'a bombing
  • 2013 Sana'a attack

Yemeni Civil War

  • Southern Yemen offensive (2015)
  • Battle of Mukalla (2015)
  • Abyan clashes (2016–present)
Designated as a terrorist group by  United Arab Emirates[10]

Ansar al-Sharia is a Yemeni jihadist group consisting of several sub jihadist groups from AQAP.[11] In 2011, AQAP created Ansar al-Sharia as a Yemeni subgroup focusing on rebeling against the Yemeni government rather then attacking the West and its allies.[12] International Crisis Group sees the AQAP as a diverse group and many Ansar al-Sharia member groups and allied groups do not align with AQAP's views.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Dana Ford (15 June 2015). "Top al Qaeda leader reported killed in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Al Qaeda in Yemen says leader killed in U.S. bombing".
  3. ↑ "AQAP confirms death of leader, appoints successor: SITE".
  4. ↑ "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)".
  5. ↑ "Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)".
  6. ↑ "Al-Qaeda map: Isis, Boko Haram and other affiliates' strongholds across Africa and Asia".
  7. ↑ Eland, Ivan (2013).
  8. ↑ "Yemen bomb: Suicide bomber hit's military parade in Sanaa".
  9. ↑ "AFP: Yémen: l'armée, aidée par les Etats-Unis, progresse face à Al-Qaïda".
  10. ↑ "UAE publishes list of terrorist organisations".
  11. ↑ Sudarsan Raghavan (22 February 2011). "Militants linked to al-Qaeda emboldened in Yemen". The Washington Post. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  12. ↑ International Crisis Group (2017-02-02). Yemen's al-Qaeda: Expanding the Base. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  13. ↑ International Crisis Group (2017-02-02). Yemen's al-Qaeda: Expanding the Base. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
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