Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna

Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah
جماعة أنصار السنة
Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah; جماعة أنصار السنة
Leaders	Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i; Abu Wayil
Dates of operation	September 2003 – December 2007 (Subsequently operated under name of Ansar al-Ahlu Sunnah)
Active regions	Iraq (2003-2011)
Ideology	Sunni Islamism; Sufism
Size	1,000+
Allies	Syria; Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order; Islamic Army of Iraq; Islamic State of Iraq; 1920 Revolution Brigade; Jaish al-Rashideen; Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance; Hamas of Iraq; Jeish Muhammad
Opponents	Iraq; United States; Mahdi Army; Iraqi Kurdistan; Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2007)
Battles and wars	Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency; ; Iraq Spring Fighting of 2004; Battle of Mosul (2004); Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict; Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–2008); ;
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Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah (Arabic: جماعة أنصار السنه, romanized: Jama'at 'Anṣār as-Sunnah, lit. 'Assembly of the Helpers of Sunnah'), also known as Jaish Ansar al-Sunna ('Army of the Helpers of Sunnah'), Ali ibn Abi Talib Battalion or simply as Ansar al-Sunnah was an Iraqi Sunni insurgent group that fought against United States troops and their local allies during the Iraq War. The group was primarily based in northern and central Iraq, and included mainly Iraqi (mostly Arab but also Kurdish) fighters. In 2007, it split into Jama'at Ansar al-Islam and Ansar al-Sunnah Shariah Committee, which changed its name to Ansar al-Ahlu Sunnah in 2011.

The group has been a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 since 14 October 2005.

Jamaat Ansar al-Sunnah جماعة أنصار السنة

Leaders	Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i Abu Wayil
Dates of operation	September 2003 – December 2007 (Subsequently operated under name of Ansar al-Ahlu Sunnah)
Active regions	Iraq (2003-2011)
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Sufism
Size	1,000+
Allies	Syria Army of the Men of the Naqshbandi Order Islamic Army of Iraq Islamic State of Iraq 1920 Revolution Brigade Jaish al-Rashideen Islamic Front for the Iraqi Resistance Hamas of Iraq Jeish Muhammad
Opponents	Iraq United States Mahdi Army Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2007)
Battles and wars	Iraq War Iraqi insurgency (2003–2011) 2003–2006 phase of the Iraqi insurgency Iraq Spring Fighting of 2004 Battle of Mosul (2004) Islamic Army–Al-Qaeda conflict Sectarian violence in Iraq (2006–2008)
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