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Ansar al-Sharia

Salafist jihadist group in Libya
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Ansar al-Sharia

Summary

Ansar al-Sharia is a terrorist organization[1]. It draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #40 of 165).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ansar al-Sharia is in the country of Libya[3].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization[4].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's flag image is recorded as Flag of Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).svg[5].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's founder is recorded as Mohammed al-Zahawi[6].
  • +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ansar al-Sharia[7].
  • Ansar al-Sharia was dissolved in +2017-05-27T00:00:00Z[8].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0n47tsv[9].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's political ideology is recorded as Salafi jihadism[10].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'أنصار الشريعة'}[11].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's designated as terrorist by is recorded as United States[12].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's designated as terrorist by is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's Yle topic ID is recorded as 18-252238[14].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's France 24 topic ID is recorded as ansar-al-charia[15].
  • Ansar al-Sharia's Yale LUX ID is recorded as group/63d9e200-ab90-4a07-851e-8d16cac5f016[16].

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Founding

Ansar al-Sharia's founder is recorded as Mohammed al-Zahawi[6]. +2011-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[7].

Dissolution

Ansar al-Sharia was dissolved in +2017-05-27T00:00:00Z[8].

Why It Matters

Ansar al-Sharia draws 351 Wikipedia views per month (terrorist_organization category, ranking #40 of 165).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Libya United Kingdom United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Q30078424. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2014. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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