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Ansar al-Sharia in Libya (ASL, English: Supporters of Islamic Law) is a Salafist Islamist militia group that advocates the implementation of strict Sharia law across Libya.〔 Ansar al-Sharia came into being in 2011, during the Libyan Civil War.〔 Until January 2015, it was led by its "Amir", Muhammad al-Zahawi.〔 The organization has deliberately targeted both Libyan and American civilians and took part in the 2012 Benghazi attack.〔 The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom and the United States. ==Background== Ansar al-Sharia was formed during the Libyan Civil War and rose to prominence after the killing of Muammar Gaddafi. Made up of former rebels from the Abu Obayda Bin Aljarah Brigade, Malik Brigade and February 17th Martyrs Brigade and many more,〔 the Salafist militia initially made their name by posting videos of themselves fighting in the Battle of Sirte, the final battle in the war. Their first major public appearance occurred on 7 June 2012, when they led a rally of as many as 200 pickup trucks mounted with artillery along Benghazi’s Tahrir Square and demanded the imposition of Sharia law. According to the ''New York Times'', "Western diplomats who watched said they were stunned by the scale and weaponry of the display."〔 The leader of Ansar al-Sharia, Sheikh Muhammad al-Zahawi, later gave an interview on a local TV station forbidding participation in Libya’s first post-civil war parliamentary elections on the grounds that they were un-Islamic. The militia went on to provide security to some public property in eastern Libya, including Benghazi's Al Jala Hospital.〔 The group is reportedly the military arm of Al-Dawa wa Al-Islah, a charitable organization. Noman Benotman, a former member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group and analyst of Libyan Islamism claims that Ansar al Sharia is less an organization than a term applied to an amorphous coalition of Islamist and Salafist groups active in eastern Libya. The logo of the Ansar al-Sharia is a pair of AK-47 assault rifles, a clenched fist with one finger pointed up, an open Koran, and a black flag. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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