Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)

Ansar al-Sharia was a al-Qaeda allied Islamist militant group that wanted to enforce Sharia law in Libya. The group was created in the year 2011, during the Libyan Civil War. Until January of 2015, the group was led by Muhammad al-Zahawi. The group has been designated a terrorist group by the United Nations, New Zealand, Iraq,الموضوع  moj.gov.iq (in Arabic) Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

On the 27th of May 2017, the group disbanded itself, due to many losses that destroyed the leadership of the group and killed many of its fighters.
link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ansar_al_sharia_libya_fighters.png|thumb|Photo of fighters from Ansar al-Sharia

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Category:Islamist militant groups
Category:Militant groups