Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

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Islamist armed group Salafi-jihadist organization militant group

Ansar al-Sharia in Libya is a Salafi-jihadist militant group known for its role in post-Gaddafi instability, including the 2012 Benghazi attack and participation in Libya’s subsequent conflicts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) 2
Ansar al-Sharia in Libya canonical 2
Islamist insurgency in Libya 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist armed group ⓘ
Salafi-jihadist organization ⓘ
militant group ⓘ
accusedOf destruction of Sufi shrines ⓘ
extrajudicial killings ⓘ
human rights abuses ⓘ
activeInCity Benghazi ⓘ
Derna ⓘ
activeInRegion eastern Libya ⓘ
alliedWith other jihadist groups in Libya ⓘ
announcedDissolution 2017 ⓘ
claimedResponsibilityFor attacks on Libyan security officials ⓘ
countryOfOperation Libya ⓘ
dateFounded 2011 ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Canada ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
United Arab Emirates ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
emergedFrom rebel brigades in Benghazi ⓘ
engagedIn clashes with Libyan security forces ⓘ
flagDescription black flag with white Arabic script ⓘ
formedAfterEvent 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Libyan Civil War (2011)
goal implementation of strict Sharia law in Libya ⓘ
hasWing armed wing ⓘ
religious outreach wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation Benghazi ⓘ
ideology Salafi jihadism ⓘ
involvedIn 2012 Benghazi attack ⓘ
languageOfCommunication Arabic ⓘ
linkedTo al-Qaeda ideology ⓘ
opposed Libyan National Army ⓘ
surface form: Libyan National Army (LNA)

National Transitional Council ⓘ
surface form: Libyan transitional authorities
opposes secularism ⓘ
participatedIn Second Libyan Civil War ⓘ
surface form: Libyan conflict (post-2011)

post-Gaddafi instability in Libya ⓘ
partOf broader Ansar al-Sharia network in North Africa ⓘ
provided social services in areas under its control ⓘ
reasonForDissolution heavy losses in fighting in Benghazi ⓘ
recruitmentBase young Islamist militants in eastern Libya ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
targeted United States consulate in Benghazi ⓘ
surface form: United States diplomatic mission in Benghazi
usedTactics armed attacks ⓘ
assassinations ⓘ
intimidation of civilians ⓘ
suicide bombings ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Libyan Civil War → involvedOrganization → Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ
Libyan National Army → targets → Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ
Battle of Derna → relatedTo → Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamist insurgency in Libya
2012 Benghazi attack → suspectedPerpetrator → Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)
Operation Dignity → opposedTo → Ansar al-Sharia in Libya ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)