Ansar Allah (Lebanon)
Ansar Allah | |
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Founder | Jamal Suleiman |
Leader | Sheikh Abu Ayoub |
Dates of operation | 1982-present |
Allegiance | |
Headquarters | Ain al-Hilweh |
Active regions | Lebanon South America |
Ideology | Anti-Zionism Islamism Palestinian nationalism |
Opponents | ![]() |
Battles and wars |
Ansar Allah (Arabic: أنصار الله, lit. 'Partisans of God') is a militant organization in Lebanon
History
[edit]It was founded in 1982 by Jamal Suleiman founded in opposition to Fatah in Ain al-Hilweh with alliance with Hezbollah.[1] In 2012 disassociated from Hezbollah.[2] Its current leader is Sheikh Abu Ayoub in Ain al-Hilweh.[3] The group is reconciled with Fatah in 2016.[4]
Attacks
[edit]AMIA bombing
[edit]Carried out the AMIA bombing against the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina and responsibility was declared through leaflets distributed in Sidon and a statement in the Lebanese newspaper An-Nahar[2][5]
Explosion of Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901
[edit]Carried out the attack on Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 in Panama[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ain al-Hilweh fighting reflects Palestinian and Sunni Arab weakness | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ a b c "Palestinian jihadist group splits from Hezbollah | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ "Sheikh Abu Ayoub is the military commander of Ansar Allah (Followers of God), a Palestinian Islamist group which controls two of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp's border checkpoints. | The New Humanitarian". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. 2007-08-05. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
- ^ Www.albuss.net (2016-07-19). "✳أنصار الله _المقاومة الاسلامية تلتقي عزام الأحمد✳". مخيم البص (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ Levitt, Matthew (2015-04-29). Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon's Party of God, 2. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-1-62616-202-0.