Ansar al-Islam
| Ansar al-Islam | |
|---|---|
| ئەنسارولئیسلام | |
| |
| Leaders | |
| Dates of operation |
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| Motives | Establishment of an Islamic state in Kurdistan, and the protection of Kurds |
| Headquarters | Hamrin Mountains |
| Active regions | Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria |
| Ideology | |
| Size | Peak: 700+ |
| Part of |  Rouse the Believers Operations Room
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| Allies |
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| Opponents |
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| Battles and wars | Iraq War
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| Designated as a terrorist group by | See Section |
Ansar al-Islam is a Islamist militant group with the goal of forming a Kurdish Islamic state under sharia law and protect the people of this Kurdish state.[3][4][5] It was created in northern Iraq around Kurdistan by Islamists who were former members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
The group was designated a terrorist organization by the UN as a another name for Al-Qaeda.[6]
Terrorist organization status
[change | change source]| Country | Date | References |
 Australia
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March 2003 | [7] |
 Canada
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17 May 2004 | [8] |
 Israel
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2005 | [9] |
 United Kingdom
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14 October 2005 | [10] |
 United States
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22 March 2004 | [11] |
 United Arab Emirates
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16 November 2014 | [12] |
 Iraq
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[13] | |
 Japan
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[14] | |
 Bahrain
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[15] |
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ Ansar al-Islam's Syrian branch was originally called Ansar al-Sham and they are allied with Ahrar al-Sham on that branch.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ansar al Islam names new leader". Long War Journal. 2012-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ↑ "Ansar al-Sham | Mapping Militant Organizations". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ↑ "Ansar al-Islam (Iraq, Islamists/Kurdish Separatists), Ansar al-Sunnah". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ↑ "Does Kurdish jihadist group threaten Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in north Syria? - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ↑ "Does Kurdish jihadist group threaten Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in north Syria? - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ↑ Schanzer, Jonathan. Al-Qaeda's armies: Middle East affiliate groups & the next generation of terror. Specialist Press International. New York, 2005.
- ↑ "Listing of terrorist organisations". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "Currently listed entities". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "LIST OF DECLARATIONS AND ORDERS – Unofficial Translation". Archived from the original (.doc) on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Terrorism Act 2000". Schedule 2, Act No. 11 of 2000. Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". 2012-09-28. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
- ↑ "UAE Cabinet approves list of designated terrorist organisations, groups". 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
- ↑ "وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ↑ "国際テロ組織 世界のテロ組織等の概要・動向 | 国際テロリズム要覧（Web版） | 公安調査庁". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
- ↑ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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