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جماعة أنصار الشريعة (Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa) Partisans of Shari'a | |
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Leaders | Nasir al-Wuhayshi †
(2011–15)[1] |
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] |
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Allies | |
Opponents | State opponents
Non-state opponents |
Battles and wars | Yemeni insurgency |
Designated as a terrorist group by | ![]() |
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]
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