Ansar al-Sharia

Ansar al-Sharia
Ansar al-Sharia Brigade in Benghazi (ASB)
Ansar al-Sharia Derna (ASD)
Ambassador Chis Stevens

July 28, 2015

CEP Releases New Resource on Violent Islamist Group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

Competition among extremist groups defines Libya today. CEP profiles one of the most powerful, Ansar al-Sharia in Libya (ASL), the union of two smaller groups that took part in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate that killed four Americans...

Extremism in Politics
ISIS
extremism
Extremist
Islamic Extremism
Syria
Islamists
Libya
Ansar al-Sharia
Al-Qaeda

April 14, 2015 Marielle Harris

Extremists Compete for Control in Libya

The February beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians by ISIS-alligned extremists in Libya grabbed international headlines, as did the reality that ISIS’s influence had spread far beyond Syria and Iraq. Since the beginning of 2015, forces loyal to...

Ansar al-Sharia

CEP Releases New Resource on Violent Islamist Group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya

Extremists Compete for Control in Libya

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