Ansarul Sharia Pakistan
Militant group based in Karachi, Pakistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ansarul Sharia Pakistan (ASP) is a Pakistani Alleged Al-Qaeda linked militant group based in Karachi, Pakistan.[1][3] The organization was founded in February 2017.[4] The group was known for committing many attacks, at one point they performed attacks on a weekly basis.[1] The group claimed, through their Twitter page, that they recruited members from South Punjab, Balochistan, and Waziristan.[1] The group has also claimed to have ties to Al-Qaeda.[1]
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Ansarul Sharia Pakistan | |
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Founder | Sheheryar aka Abdullah Hashmi (POW) |
Dates of operation | February 2017 - present |
Allegiance | Al-Qaeda (Alleged) |
Active regions | Karachi |
Ideology | Islamism Islamic extremism Qutbism Anti-Secularism[1] Anti-Liberalism[1] |
Allies | al-Qaeda Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Pakistani Taliban[2] |
Battles and wars | War on Terror |
Designated as a terrorist group by | Pakistan |
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