Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia)

Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia ()Eurasia Review: "Tunisian Salafism: The Rise And Fall Of Ansar Al-Sharia – Analysis" By Christine Petré October 9, 2015 was a Salafi Jihadist group that operated in Tunisia. In 2013, the group was estimated to have roughly 10,000 members. Iraq, the United Nations, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Some of its members may be linked to the 2015 Sousse attacks.telegraph.co.uk: "Tunisia attack: gunman's links to Britain", 30 Jun 2015 In 2013, the group declared allegiance to Al-Qaeda.

Foreign relations
Designation as a terrorist organization
Countries and organizations below have officially listed the Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia as a terrorist organization. 

Country/OrganisationDateReferencesAugust 201323 September 2014April 2014November 201423 September 2014?الموضوع  moj.gov.iq (in Arabic)

Related pages
 List of terrorist incidents in Tunisia

References

Further reading
 Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, Bridget Moreng & Kathleen Soucy, Raising the Stakes: Ansar Al-Sharia in Tunisia's Shift to Jihad (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague, 2014) 
 Daveed Gartenstein-Ross,  Ansar al-Sharia Tunisia's Long Game: Dawa, Hisba and Jihad (International Centre for Counter-Terrorism - The Hague, 2013) 

Category:Rebel groups in Tunisia
Category:Organizations based in Africa designated as terrorist
Category:Jihadist groups
Category:Salafi Jihadist groups
Category:Qutbist organisations
Category:Islamism in Tunisia
Category:Sunni Islamist groups
Category:Organizations designated as terrorist by Iraq
Category:Organisations designated as terrorist by the United Kingdom
Category:Organizations designated as terrorist by the United States