24-518: (Redirected from Ansars ) [REDACTED] Look up ansar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ansar , Al Ansar , or Al-Ansar may refer to: Groups and organizations [ edit ] Al-Ansar (Iraq) , a Communist guerrilla group in Iraq active from 1979 to 1988 Ansar (Islam) , citizens from Medina who helped Muhammad Ansar (Sudan) ,
48-657: A Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 14 October 2005. The group was founded in September 2003, as an umbrella organization for guerrillas , with former members of Ansar al-Islam who had fled to Iran after a 2003 joint operation by Iraqi and US forces. Their goal was to expel U.S. occupation forces from Iraq. Following the twin Sunni and Shiite uprisings of
72-764: A Sufi religious movement in the Sudan Ansar Brigade , a Syrian rebel group Bangladesh Ansar , an internal security force in Bangladesh People [ edit ] Ansar Burney , Pakistani-Arab human rights activists Manny Ansar , founder-director of the Festival au Désert in Mali Places [ edit ] Iran [ edit ] Ansar, Hamadan , a village in Hamadan Province, Iran Ansar, North Khorasan ,
96-442: A Sufi religious movement in the Sudan Ansar Brigade , a Syrian rebel group Bangladesh Ansar , an internal security force in Bangladesh People [ edit ] Ansar Burney , Pakistani-Arab human rights activists Manny Ansar , founder-director of the Festival au Désert in Mali Places [ edit ] Iran [ edit ] Ansar, Hamadan , a village in Hamadan Province, Iran Ansar, North Khorasan ,
120-592: A Sunni Islamist group of Iraqis promoting a radical interpretation of Islam Ansar al-Sharia , a number of Islamist groups active in the Arab world Ansar-e Hezbollah , a militant conservative Islamic group in Iran Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique) , an Islamist militant group active in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique Ansar Dine , a Tuareg Islamist group, accused of having links with Al-Qaeda in
144-409: A Sunni Islamist group of Iraqis promoting a radical interpretation of Islam Ansar al-Sharia , a number of Islamist groups active in the Arab world Ansar-e Hezbollah , a militant conservative Islamic group in Iran Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique) , an Islamist militant group active in Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique Ansar Dine , a Tuareg Islamist group, accused of having links with Al-Qaeda in
168-532: A defunct Lebanese women's association football team Al Ansar Club (Libya) , a Libyan association football team Al-Ansar FC (Medina) , a Saudi Arabian association football club Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia, basketball) , a Saudi Arabian basketball team Ansar Howara SC , a Lebanese association football team Ansar Al Mawadda SC , a Lebanese association football team Other uses [ edit ] Anshar , also spelt Anšar, an ancient Babylonian sky god See also [ edit ] Ansar al-Islam ,
192-532: A defunct Lebanese women's association football team Al Ansar Club (Libya) , a Libyan association football team Al-Ansar FC (Medina) , a Saudi Arabian association football club Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia, basketball) , a Saudi Arabian basketball team Ansar Howara SC , a Lebanese association football team Ansar Al Mawadda SC , a Lebanese association football team Other uses [ edit ] Anshar , also spelt Anšar, an ancient Babylonian sky god See also [ edit ] Ansar al-Islam ,
216-651: A letter intercepted by the American military in January 2007 revealed the two groups had begun feuding. In July 2007 representatives of the Jaish Ansar al-Sunna were instrumental in forming an alliance of Sunni militant groups to prepare for the withdrawal of American and allied forces. The new alliance was composed of seven groupings explicitly excluding al-Qaeda and the Baath-party. This delimitation revealed
240-507: A split between al-Qaeda and Ansar al-Sunna over tactics, alleged attacks on Iraqi Shia civilians being a main point of difference. In December 2007, the leader of the Ansar al-Sunnah, Abu Abdullah al-Shafi, issued a communique acknowledging that the group was simply another name for Ansar al-Islam . The communique went on to state that from that point on, they would return to operating under the name of Ansar al-Islam. A small group still using
264-452: A strong presence in those cities). The United States and Iraqi Interim governments linked Ansar al-Sunna with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi 's, Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (al-Qaeda in Iraq). In October 2004 Ansar al-Sunna released a video beheading of a Turkish truck driver on its website. The kidnappers on the video identified themselves as members of al-Tawhid wal Jihad (Source: MERIA). However
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#1732765414215288-702: A village in North Khorasan Province, Iran Ansar Rural District , in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Other places [ edit ] Ansar, India, a village in Siwan district of Bihar, India Ansar, Kazakhstan, a rural locality in Akmola Region Ansar, Lebanon , a village in south Lebanon Sports teams [ edit ] Al Ansar FC , a Lebanese association football team Al Ansar FC (women) ,
312-428: A village in North Khorasan Province, Iran Ansar Rural District , in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran Other places [ edit ] Ansar, India, a village in Siwan district of Bihar, India Ansar, Kazakhstan, a rural locality in Akmola Region Ansar, Lebanon , a village in south Lebanon Sports teams [ edit ] Al Ansar FC , a Lebanese association football team Al Ansar FC (women) ,
336-494: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages ansar [REDACTED] Look up ansar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ansar , Al Ansar , or Al-Ansar may refer to: Groups and organizations [ edit ] Al-Ansar (Iraq) , a Communist guerrilla group in Iraq active from 1979 to 1988 Ansar (Islam) , citizens from Medina who helped Muhammad Ansar (Sudan) ,
360-499: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah ( Arabic : جماعة أنصار السنه , romanized : Jama'at 'Anṣār as-Sunnah , lit. ' Assembly of the Helpers of Sunnah '), also known as Jaish Ansar al-Sunna (Army of the Helpers of Sunnah ), Ali ibn Abi Talib Battalion or simply as Ansar al-Sunnah
384-668: The Ansaaru Allah Community, a black nationalist group in the US Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ansar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ansar&oldid=1229908392 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
408-535: The Ansaaru Allah Community, a black nationalist group in the US Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ansar . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ansar&oldid=1229908392 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
432-719: The Islamic Maghreb and other Islamist groups Ansari (disambiguation) Ansaru , a Nigerian Islamist group, in conflict with the Nigerian state Ansarullah (Ahmadiyya) , an auxiliary organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Anser (disambiguation) Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna , an Iraqi Sunni insurgent group that fought against US Troops and their local allies during the Iraq War Nuwaubian Nation , formerly
456-431: The Islamic Maghreb and other Islamist groups Ansari (disambiguation) Ansaru , a Nigerian Islamist group, in conflict with the Nigerian state Ansarullah (Ahmadiyya) , an auxiliary organization of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Anser (disambiguation) Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna , an Iraqi Sunni insurgent group that fought against US Troops and their local allies during the Iraq War Nuwaubian Nation , formerly
480-569: The departure of coalition forces. It also had a strong presence in Mosul where it launched an offensive in November 2004 along with other foreign fighters and militant groups. After the Battle of Mosul (2004) the group maintained pockets of resistance in the western part of the city. It continued to clash with units such as the 1st Battalion, 25th Infantry Regiment and it claimed responsibility for
504-525: The name "Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna" has been active in the surge of militant activity in 2014 . Jaish Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for several suicide bombings in Iraq, including the devastating attacks on the offices of two main Kurdish political parties, KDP and PUK, in Irbil on February 1, 2004, that killed at least 109 people. The strikes were one of the bloodiest attacks launched by insurgents since
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#1732765414215528-544: The spring and summer of 2004 , and the subsequent decrease in U.S patrols and the creation of "no-go" areas in the Sunni Triangle, Ansar al-Sunna was believed to be part of a loose coalition of insurgent groups (also including guerrillas from al-Tawhid wal Jihad) controlling the Sunni cities of Fallujah, Ramadi, Samarra , and Baquba (U.S. offensives later largely wrested control from Baquba, Fallujah, and Samarra, although underground guerrilla resistance forces still had
552-481: The start of the war. It produced tapes and CDs that marked the "last testaments" of six bombers from previous attacks, three of whom appeared non-Iraqi. Its name also appeared with eleven other insurgent groups on leaflets passed out in the Sunni Triangle cities of Ramadi and Fallujah from January 31, 2004 to February 1, 2004. The leaflets detailed the insurgency's plan for seizing Iraqi cities following
576-544: Was an Iraqi Sunni insurgent group that fought against US troops and their local allies during the Iraq War . The group was primarily based in northern and central Iraq , and included mostly Iraqi (including Arab and Kurdish ) fighters. In 2007, it split; with its Kurdish members pledging allegiance to Ansar al-Islam , and its Arab members creating a group called Ansar al-Sunnah Shariah Committee , before changing its name to Ansar al-Ahlu Sunnah in 2011. The group has been
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