Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen)

جَمَاعَةُ أَنْصَارِ الشَّرِيعَةِ(Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa)Partisans of Shari'a275x275pxJihadist flag used by organizationLeadersNasir al-Wuhayshi †
(2011–15)Dana Ford (15 June 2015). "Top al Qaeda leader reported killed in Yemen". CNN. Retrieved 16 June 2015.Qasim al-Raymi † (2015–20)"Al Qaeda in Yemen says leader killed in U.S. bombing". Khalid Batarfi (2020–present)"AQAP confirms death of leader, appoints successor: SITE". Dates of operation2011–presentHeadquartersMukalla, Hadhramaut (2015–2016)Active regionsYemen; Sana'a and the Abyan region: Zinjibar, Ja'ar, Shuqrah and surrounding areas.Ideology Qutbism"Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)". 
 Salafi jihadism
 Religious nationalism"Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)". Size1,000–3000+"Al-Qaeda map: Isis, Boko Haram and other affiliates' strongholds across Africa and Asia". Eland, Ivan (2013). Part oflink=|alt=|border|23x23px al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaAllies 25x25px Al-Shabaab"Yemen bomb: Suicide bomber hit's military parade in Sanaa". 
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px al-QaedaOpponentsState opponents
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px Yemen
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px United States"AFP: Yémen: l'armée, aidée par les Etats-Unis, progresse face à Al-Qaïda". 
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px Saudi Arabia
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px United Arab Emirates

Non-state opponents

 link=|alt=|border|15x15px Houthis
 link=|alt=|border|23x23px Southern Movement
 link=|alt=|border|20x20px Islamic State – Yemen ProvinceBattles and warsYemeni insurgency
 Battle of Zinjibar
 Siege of Dammaj
 Battle of Dofas
 2012 Abyan offensive
 2012 Sana'a bombing
 2013 Sana'a attack

Yemeni Civil War

 Southern Yemen offensive (2015)
 Battle of Mukalla (2015)
 Abyan clashes (2016–present)Designated as a terrorist group bylink=|alt=|border|23x23px United Arab Emirates"UAE publishes list of terrorist organisations". 
Ansar al-Sharia is a Yemeni jihadist group consisting of several sub jihadist groups from AQAP. In 2011, AQAP created Ansar al-Sharia as a Yemeni subgroup focusing on rebeling against the Yemeni government rather then attacking the West and its allies. International Crisis Group sees the AQAP as a diverse group and many Ansar al-Sharia member groups and allied groups do not align with AQAP's views.

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Category:Islamist militant groups