Ansar al-Islam

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Ansar al-Islam
ئەنسارولئیسلام
Leaders
  • Mullah Krekar (2001–03)
  • Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i  (POW)
  • (2003–10)
  • Abu Hashim al-Ibrahim (2010–14)[1]
Dates of operation
  • In Iraq:
  • September 2001 – August 2014
  • In Syria:
  • 2011 – present
Motives Establishment of an Islamic state in Kurdistan, and the protection of Kurds
Headquarters Hamrin Mountains
Active regions Iraqi Kurdistan, Syria
Ideology
Size Peak: 700+
Part of Rouse the Believers Operations Room
Allies
  •  al-Qaeda
  • AQKB
  • Taliban
  • Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
  •  Iran (2001-2003; alleged)
  • Ajnad al-Kavkaz
  • Kurdistan Islamic Group (former)
  • Islamic Front (2013–2015)
  • Guardians of Religion Organization
  • Ansar al-Din Front
  • Ahfad al-Rasul Brigades

Ahrar al-Sham[2][a]

Opponents
Battles and wars Iraq War
  • Islamist insurgency in Iraqi Kurdistan

Syrian civil war

  • Battle of Aleppo
    • Aleppo summer campaign
  • Idlib demilitarization
  • Northwestern Syria offensive
Designated as a terrorist group by See Section
Preceded by

Jund al-Islam

Ansar al-Islam is a Islamist militant group with the goal of forming a Kurdish Islamic state under sharia law and protect the people of this Kurdish state.[3][4][5] It was created in northern Iraq around Kurdistan by Islamists who were former members of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.

The group was designated a terrorist organization by the UN as a another name for Al-Qaeda.[6]

Terrorist organization status[change | change source]

Country Date References
 Australia March 2003 [7]
 Canada 17 May 2004 [8]
 Israel 2005 [9]
 United Kingdom 14 October 2005 [10]
 United States 22 March 2004 [11]
 United Arab Emirates 16 November 2014 [12]
 Iraq [13]
 Japan [14]
 Bahrain [15]

Notes[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Ansar al-Islam's Syrian branch was originally called Ansar al-Sham and they are allied with Ahrar al-Sham on that branch.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ansar al Islam names new leader". Long War Journal. 2012-01-05. Archived from the original on 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Ansar al-Sham | Mapping Militant Organizations". web.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ↑ "Ansar al-Islam (Iraq, Islamists/Kurdish Separatists), Ansar al-Sunnah". Council on Foreign Relations. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Does Kurdish jihadist group threaten Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in north Syria? - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Does Kurdish jihadist group threaten Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in north Syria? - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com. 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  6. ↑ Schanzer, Jonathan. Al-Qaeda's armies: Middle East affiliate groups & the next generation of terror. Specialist Press International. New York, 2005.
  7. ↑ "Listing of terrorist organisations". Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  8. ↑ "Currently listed entities". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  9. ↑ "LIST OF DECLARATIONS AND ORDERS – Unofficial Translation". Archived from the original (.doc) on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Terrorism Act 2000". Schedule 2, Act No. 11 of 2000. Archived 2013-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "Foreign Terrorist Organizations". 2012-09-28. Archived from the original on 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
  12. ↑ "UAE Cabinet approves list of designated terrorist organisations, groups". 16 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
  13. ↑ "وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". Archived from the original on 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
  14. ↑ "国際テロ組織 世界のテロ組織等の概要・動向 | 国際テロリズム要覧（Web版） | 公安調査庁". Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  15. ↑ "Bahrain Terrorist List (Individuals – entities)". Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-06-23.
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