Back عصبة الأنصار Arabic عصبة الانصار ARZ Asbat al-Ansar German Usbat al-Ansar French עצבת אל-אנצאר HE Асбат аль-Ансар Kirghiz Asbat al-Ansar NB Асбат аль-Ансар Russian อัสบัต อัลอันซาร์ Thai Usbetü'l Ensar Turkish
| League of the Partisans عصبة الأنصار Osbat al-Ansar | |
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| Leader | Hisham Shreidi (1986–1991) Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi (1991–1999) Abu Tarek al-Saadi (1999–2023) |
| Dates of operation | 1994–present |
| Motives | The creation of an Islamic state in Lebanon |
| Active regions | Lebanon |
| Ideology | Salafi Islamism Jihadism Sunni Islamism |
| Major actions | Assassinations, Bombings |
| Status | Designated as a terrorist group by Australia, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Nations |
Osbat al-Ansar or Asbat an-Ansar (Arabic: عصبة الأنصار, romanized: ʿUṣbat al-ʾAnṣār, "League of the Partisans") is a Sunni fundamentalist group established in the early 1990s, with a primary base of operations in the Palestinian camp of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon,[2] which claims professing the Salafi form of Islam and the overthrow of the Lebanese-dominated secular government.[2][3]
It has been designated as a terrorist group by the Bahrain,[4] United Nations,[5] Canada,[6] Kazakhstan,[7] Russia,[8] the UAE,[9] the United Kingdom[10] and the United States. It is on the United States' list of terrorist organizations for alleged connections with Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda, and the American administration decided to freeze all assets of Osbat al-Ansar following the attacks on September 11th, 2001.[3][11] The group has reportedly received funding from Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.[2]
Osbat al-Ansar is also connected with fundamentalist groups Osbat al-Nour, Jund Ash Sham, the Dinniyeh Group and Takfir wal Hijra.[2] Ahmed Abd al-Karim al-Saadi is the ostensible leader of the group; however, since he went into hiding in 1999, the group has been led by his brother Abu Tarek al-Saadi.[2] Osbat al-Ansar is estimated to have less than 2000 members, mostly Lebanese, with a primary base of operations in the Ain al-Hilwah refugee camp near Sidon in southern Lebanon.[1]
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- ^ "The list of prohibited foreign organizations in Kazakhstan | Electronic government of the Republic of Kazakhstan".
- ^ Единый федеральный список организаций, в том числе иностранных и международных организаций, признанных в соответствии с законодательством Российской Федерации террористическими (in Russian). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024.
- ^ "UAE publishes list of terrorist organisations". 15 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17.
- ^ Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000.
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