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Ansar al-Sharia (Derna), the Glossary

Index Ansar al-Sharia (Derna)

Ansar al-Sharia is the Derna based branch of a larger Libyan group; the branch is headed by Abu Sufian bin Qumu.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 12 relations: Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade, Abu Sufian bin Qumu, Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Cyrenaica, Derna campaign (2014–2016), Derna, Libya, Hudson Institute, Khalifa Haftar, Libyan civil war (2011), Libyan civil war (2014–2020), Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna, 2012 Benghazi attack.

  2. 2011 establishments in Libya
  3. Jihadist groups in Libya
  4. Organizations based in Africa designated as terrorist

Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade

The Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade was an Islamist militia that advocated for the implementation of Sharia law within Derna, Libya. Ansar al-Sharia (Derna) and Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade are Jihadist groups in Libya.

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Abu Sufian bin Qumu

Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu (أبو سفيان إبراهيمأحمد حمودة بن قمو, born 26 June 1959) is a citizen of Libya who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.

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Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)

Ansar al-Sharia in Libya (ASL, lit) was an Al-Qaeda-aligned Salafi Jihadist militia group that advocated the implementation of Sharia law across Libya. Ansar al-Sharia (Derna) and Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) are Jihadist groups in Libya and Organizations based in Africa designated as terrorist.

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Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica or Kyrenaika (Barqah, Kurēnaïkḗ, after the city of Cyrene), is the eastern region of Libya.

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Derna campaign (2014–2016)

In October 2014, the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of numerous government buildings, security vehicles and local landmarks in the Eastern Libyan coastal city of Derna.

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Derna, Libya

Derna (درنة) is a port city in eastern Libya.

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Hudson Institute

Hudson Institute is an American conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation.

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Khalifa Haftar

Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Omar Haftar (Ḵalīfa Bilqāsim Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA).

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Libyan civil war (2011)

The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.

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Libyan civil war (2014–2020)

The Libyan civil war (2014–2020), also more commonly known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya between a number of armed groups, but mainly the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Government of National Accord (GNA), for six years from 2014 to 2020.

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Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna

The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna (مجلس شورى مجاهدين درنة) was a coalition of Islamist militias that advocated the implementation of Sharia law within Derna, Libya. Ansar al-Sharia (Derna) and Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna are Jihadist groups in Libya.

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2012 Benghazi attack

The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya, by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia.

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See also

2011 establishments in Libya

Jihadist groups in Libya

Organizations based in Africa designated as terrorist

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_al-Sharia_(Derna)

Also known as Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya), Ansar al-Sharia (Derna,Libya), Ansar al-Sharia in Derna.