Ansar al-Sharia (Egypt)
Radical Islamist group that operates in Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Ansar al-Sharia (disambiguation).
al-Taliah al-Salafiyah al-Mujahediyah Ansar al-Sharia (English: Fighting Salafist Vanguard – Partisans of Islamic Law),[2] better known by the name Ansar al-Sharia (Egypt), was a radical Islamist group that operated in Egypt.
Quick Facts كتيبة أنصار الشريعة(Ansar al-Sharia Battalion) Partisans of Sharia, Leaders ...
كتيبة أنصار الشريعة (Ansar al-Sharia Battalion) Partisans of Sharia | |
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Leaders | Ahmed Ashush[1] |
Dates of operation | November 2012–present |
Active regions | Egypt |
Ideology | Islamism Islamic extremism Islamic fundamentalism Salafist Jihadism |
Part of | Al-Qaeda in Sinai Peninsula |
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