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
The Black Standard used by AQAP
Active	January 2009 – present
Ideology	Salafism Salafist jihadism 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; Abyan Governorate Shabwah Governorate Hadhramaut Governorate Lahij Governorate Al Bayda Governorate Marib Governorate
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	al-Shabaab (2009–present) al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (2009–2017) al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (2014–present) Al-Nusra Front (2012–2017) Khorasan (2012–present)
Opponents	State opponents  Yemen  Saudi Arabia  United States Non-state opponents Houthis Southern Movement Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Yemen Province
Battles and wars	Yemeni Insurgency Operation Blow to the Head Battle of Zinjibar Siege of Dammaj Battle of Dofas First Battle of Lawdar Battle of Radda 2012 Abyan offensive 2012 Sana'a bombing 2013 Sana'a attack Al Bayda Governorate clashes (2012–13) Al Bayda Governorate clashes (2013-2014) Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) Siege of Al Bayda Governorate Battle of Mukalla (2015) Battle of Mukalla (2016) Abyan campaign (March–August 2015) Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) Battle of Taiz (2015–present) Aden unrest Shabwah Governorate offensive (2014–present) Abyan Governorate clashes (2016–2017) 2017 Yakla raid

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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