Asbat an-Ansar

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Asbat al-Ansar ("the League of the Followers" or "Partisans’ League") is an organization of Sunni Islamists based in southern Lebanon. [1] It is listed by the U.S. State Department as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.[2] It is recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in Russia[3] and Kazakhstan.[4]

It consists predominantly of Palestinians, and its center of operations is the ‘Ayn al-Hilwah Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon in south Lebanon. The group follows an extreme Wahhabist interpretation of Islam and has connections to al-Qaida and other extremist Sunni groupings.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b United States Department of State. Asbat al-Ansar). Retrieved on 2006-07-20.
  2. ^ United States Department of State. Chapter 8 -- Foreign Terrorist Organizations. Retrieved on 2006-07-20.
  3. ^ Arab Times (Kuwait). ‘Terror’ list out; Russia tags two Kuwaiti groups. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
  4. ^ RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Kazakhstan Updates List Of Banned Terrorist Groups. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
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