Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya)

Index Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya)

Ansar al-Sharia is the Derna based branch of a larger Libyan group; the branch is headed by Abu Sufian bin Qumu. [1]

12 relations: Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade, Abu Sufian bin Qumu, Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Cyrenaica, Derna campaign (2014–16), Derna, Libya, Hudson Institute, Khalifa Haftar, Libyan Civil War (2011), Libyan Civil War (2014–present), Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna, 2012 Benghazi attack.

Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade

The Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade was an Islamist militia that advocates the implementation of Sharia law within Derna, Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade · See more »

Abu Sufian bin Qumu

Abu Sufian Ibrahim Ahmed Hamuda Bin Qumu (أبو سفيان إبراهيم أحمد حمودة بن قمو, born 26 June 1959) is a citizen of Libya who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Abu Sufian bin Qumu · See more »

Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)

Ansar al-Sharia in Libya (ASL, أنصار الشريعة بليبيا, English: Supporters of Islamic Law) was a Salafist Islamist militia group that advocated the implementation of strict Sharia law across Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) · See more »

Cyrenaica

Cyrenaica (Cyrenaica (Provincia), Κυρηναία (ἐπαρχία) Kyrēnaíā (eparkhíā), after the city of Cyrene; برقة) is the eastern coastal region of Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Cyrenaica · See more »

Derna campaign (2014–16)

In October 2014, the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) took control of numerous government buildings, security vehicles and local landmarks in the Eastern Libyan coastal city of Derna.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Derna campaign (2014–16) · See more »

Derna, Libya

Derna (درنة) is a port city in eastern Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Derna, Libya · See more »

Hudson Institute

The Hudson Institute is a politically conservative, 501(c)(3) non-profit American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, by futurist, military strategist, and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Hudson Institute · See more »

Khalifa Haftar

Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar (خليفة بلقاسم حفتر; born c. 1943) is a Libyan military officer and the head of the Libyan National Army, currently engaged in the Second Libyan Civil War.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Khalifa Haftar · See more »

Libyan Civil War (2011)

The first Libyan Civil War, also referred to as the Libyan Revolution or 17 February Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Libyan Civil War (2011) · See more »

Libyan Civil War (2014–present)

The second Libyan Civil War is an ongoing conflict among rival factions seeking control of the territory and oil of Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Libyan Civil War (2014–present) · See more »

Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna

The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna is a coalition of Islamist militias that advocate the implementation of Sharia law within Derna, Libya.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna · See more »

2012 Benghazi attack

The 2012 Benghazi attack was a coordinated attack against two United States government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia.

New!!: Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya) and 2012 Benghazi attack · See more »

Redirects here:

Ansar al-Sharia (Derna,Libya), Ansar al-Sharia in Derna.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansar_al-Sharia_(Derna,_Libya)

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »