Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen)

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]

جماعة أنصار الشريعة

(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]

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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