Ansar al-Sharia was formed during the First Libyan Civil War and rose to prominence after the killing of
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Fawzi Bukatef, the leader in Benghazi of the rival Islamist militia February 17th Martyrs Brigade, claimed that members of the organisation had been responsible for the assassination of Abdul Fatah Younis, the comma… See more

On 11 September 2012, the United States Department of State Operations Center advised the White House Situation Room and other U.S. security units that Ansar al-Sharia was claiming responsibility for the attack on th… See more

On 21 September 2012, after massive anti-militia protests in Benghazi which largely blamed Ansar al-Sharia for the mission attack, hundreds of protesters stormed the militia headquarters, pulled down flags of the militia a… See more

Following prolonged tensions between Islamists and non-Islamists in Libya, on 16 May 2014 military forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar launched a large-scale air and ground offensive codenamed Operation … See more

The United States officially listed Ansar al-Sharia as a terrorist organization in January 2014. The United Kingdom followed suit in November. See more