Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade
| Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade | |
|---|---|
| لواء عقبة بن نافع | |
| Foundation | Mid–2012 |
| Split from | Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb |
| Allegiance | al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb |
| Ideology | Jihadism Salafism |
| Allies | al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia |
| Opponents | Islamic State Tunisia Algeria Mali |
The Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (Arabic: لواء عقبة بن نافع, romanized: Liwāʼ ʻUqbah ibn Nāfiʻ), also known as Katibat Uqba Bin Nafi, is a Tunisian Salafi jihadist organization named after Uqba ibn Nafi, it was established in 2012 in order to create a Tunisian jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda In the Maghreb and later, the Islamic State.