Ansar Bait al-Maqdis
| Ansar Beit al-Maqdis (ABM) | |
|---|---|
| أنصار بيت المقدس | |
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| Leaders | Waleed Waked (POW) Ibrahim Mohamed Freg † Shadi el-Manaei |
| Dates of operation | 2011–10 November 2014 |
| Headquarters | Sinai Peninsula |
| Active regions | Egypt Gaza Strip |
| Ideology | |
| Size | 1,000–2,000 (before merger with IS) |
| Allies | Al-Qaeda (2011-2014) Islamic State (2014) |
| Opponents | State-opponents
Non-state opponents
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| Battles and wars | Sinai insurgency |
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Ansar Bait al-Maqdis (ABM; Arabic: أنصار بيت المقدس, romanized: Anṣār Bayt al-Maqdis, lit. 'Supporters of the Holy House'), or Ansar Al-Quds (lit. 'Supporters of Jerusalem'), was an Islamist jihadist, extremist militant group operating in the Sinai Peninsula from 2011 to 2014.
Ansar Bait al-Maqdis was linked with al-Qaeda. It operated in Sinai, focusing its efforts on Egypt and the gas pipeline to Jordan, with a handful attacks directed at Israel. In mid-2013, it began a campaign of attacks on Egyptian security forces, and in November 2014 pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS). Most of the group became a branch of IS, renaming itself Islamic State - Sinai Province.