Ansar 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. 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.Schanzer, Jonathan. Al-Qaeda's armies: Middle East affiliate groups & the next generation of terror. Specialist Press International. New York, 2005.

 Terrorist organization status 
CountryDateReferencesMarch 200317 May 2004200514 October 2005 22 March 200416 November 2014

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Category:Nationalist organizations
Category:Islamist militant groups