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Ansar Dine

Ansar Dine (Arabic: أنصار الدين ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn, also transliterated Ançar Deen), meaning "helpers of the religion" (Islam) (Defenders of the Faith) and also known as Ansar al-Din (abbreviated as AAD), was a Sunni Islamist militant group led by Iyad Ag Ghaly. Ansar Dine sought to impose absolute sharia across Mali. The group took over the city of Timbuktu…

Organization, Participation in 2012 northern Mali conflict & Overview

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Active regions
Mali Senegal Mauritania
Dates active
2012 (2012)–2017 (2017)
Group
Katiba Macina
Ideology
Sunni Islamism Jihadism

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related to Membership · 34
Ansar Dine → Ag Ghaly, Al-Qaeda Organization, Algeria, Alghabass Ag Intalla, Al Qaeda, Ansar Dine's, April, AQIM, AQIM-affiliated Movement, As, August, Azawad, Hamada Ag Hama, Ifora, In April, Islamic Maghreb, Islamic Movement, It, Iyad Ag Ghaly, January
related to March 2012 · 26
Ansar Dine → According, African Studies, Ag Aghaly, Aguelhok, Al-Qaeda-style, Algerian, Amadou Toumani Touré, Ansar Dine's, France, Gao, Iyad, Jeremy Keenan, Kidal, Mali's, Malian, March, MNLA, On, Oriental, School
related to May 2012 · 16
Ansar Dine → According, Azawad, CNN, In Gao, Islamic Republic, Islamist, Malian, May, MNLA, On, Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar, Sufi, The, Timbuktu, Western, World Heritage Site
related to April 2012 · 12
Ansar Dine → According, Ag Ghaly, April, BBC, However, MNLA, On, Sharia, That, Timbuktu, Timbuktu's, Timbuktu's Christian
related to January 2013 · 12
Ansar Dine → Al-Qaeda, Alghabass Ag Intalla, Azawad, French Operation Serval, In, Islamic Maghreb, Islamic Movement, Islamist, It, January, MIA, Northern Mali
related to June 2012 · 11
Ansar Dine → Battle, Gao, However, Jihad, June, Mali, MNLA, Movement, Oneness, The, West Africa
related to Ideology · 9
Ansar Dine → According, Azawad, Islamic, Liberation, Mali, MNLA, National Movement, The, Witnesses
related to July 2012 · 4
Ansar Dine → In, Last Days, Sidi Yahya Mosque, They
related to Weapons · 4
Ansar Dine → Libya's, Muammar Gaddafi, The Ansar Dine, There
related to November 2012 · 3
Ansar Dine → Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali's

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ansar dine mali group 2012 ag timbuktu march sharia mnla movement organization islamist azawad 2017 islamic also ghaly city militant

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Ansar DineActive regionsMali Senegal Mauritania1.00infobox
Ansar DineDates active2012 (2012)–2017 (2017)1.00infobox
Ansar DineGroupKatiba Macina1.00infobox
Ansar DineIdeologySunni Islamism Jihadism1.00infobox
trenches.WeaponsAnsar Dine had reportedly put together at least one convoy of 100 vehicles carrying soldiers equipped with small armsinstance ofThe fighting positions included an elaborate tunnel network and vehicular obstacles0.80text
trenchesinstance ofThe fighting positions included an elaborate tunnel network and vehicular obstacles0.80text
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012On0.60section
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012April0.60section
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012BBC0.60section
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012Sharia0.60section
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012Timbuktu0.60section
Ansar Dinerelated to April 2012That0.60section

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