Ansar Dine

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Islamist militant group jihadist organization non-state armed group

Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.

Aliases (1)

Islamic Movement for the Azawad ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamist militant group → jihadist organization → non-state armed group →
activeInEvent	2012 insurgency in northern Mali →
alliedWith	Islamic Movement for the Azawad → MUJAO → Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa → al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb →
countryOfOrigin	Mali →
designatedAs	terrorist organization →
designatedTerroristBy	Canada → European Union → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United Nations Security Council → United States →
ethnicComposition	Tuareg-dominated leadership →
foundedBy	Iyad Ag Ghaly →
foundedInDecade	2010s →
goal	imposition of strict Sharia law in Mali →
hasAlternativeName	Ansar al-Din → Defenders of the Faith →
ideology	Salafi jihadism →
involvedInConflict	Malian Civil War → Northern Mali conflict →
languageOfName	Arabic →
leader	Iyad Ag Ghaly →
linkedTo	al-Qaeda → al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb →
meaningOfName	Defenders of the Faith →
notableAction	destruction of Sufi shrines in Timbuktu → implementation of harsh Sharia punishments in northern Mali →
operatesIn	Mali → northern Mali →
opposedBy	French Armed Forces → Malian government → Operation Serval → United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali →
regionOfActivity	Azawad →
religion	Sunni Islam →
roleInEvent	major role in 2012 insurgency in northern Mali →
seeks	establishment of an Islamic state in Mali →
usesTactic	armed insurgency → destruction of cultural heritage → kidnapping → terrorist attacks →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ansar Dine ("Islamic Movement for the Azawad") →	alliedWith
Operation Serval →	opponent