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Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
القاعدة في جزيرة العرب
Participant in the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen,
the Yemeni Revolution, the Yemeni Civil War, and
the Global War on Terror
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The Black Standard used by AQAP
Active January 2009 – present
Ideology

Salafism

Qutbism
Leaders Nasir al-Wuhayshi   (2011–15)
Qasim al-Raymi (2015–Present)
Headquarters Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate(2015-2016)
Zinjibar, Abyan Governorate (2015-2016)
Area of operations

Yemen;

Strength
  • 12,000 (own claim, 2010)
  • 4,000 (2017 estimate)
Part of Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) (from 2011)
al-Qaeda
Merger of al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Islamic Jihad of Yemen
Allies
Opponents

State opponents

Non-state opponents

Battles and wars

Yemeni Insurgency

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)


Salafism

Yemen;

State opponents

Non-state opponents

Yemeni Insurgency

Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة في جزيرة العرب‎, translit. Tanẓīm al-Qā‘idah fī Jazīrat al-‘Arab, lit. 'al-Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula'‎ or تنظيم قاعدة الجهاد في جزيرة العرب‎, Tanẓīm Qā‘idat al-Jihād fī Jazīrat al-‘Arab, "Organization of Jihad's Base in the Arabian Peninsula"), or AQAP, also known as Ansar al-Sharia in Yemen (Arabic: جماعة أنصار الشريعة‎‎, Jamā‘at Anṣār ash-Sharī‘ah, "Group of the Helpers of the Sharia"), is a militant Islamist organization, primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. It was named for al-Qaeda, and says it is subordinate to that group and its now-deceased leader Osama bin Laden, a Saudi citizen of Yemeni heritage. It is considered the most active of al-Qaeda's branches, or "franchises," that emerged due to weakening central leadership. The U.S government believes AQAP to be the most dangerous al-Qaeda branch due to its emphasis on attacking the far enemy and its reputation for plotting attacks on overseas targets. The group established an Emirate during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution.


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