Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

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	al-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	1,000–3000+
Part of	al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda Emirate in Yemen
Merger of	al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda in Yemen
Allies	al-Shabaab al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent Al-Nusra Front Khorasan
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 2012 Abyan offensive 2012 Sana'a bombing 2013 Sana'a attack Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) First Battle of Al Mukalla Second Battle of Al Mukalla Abyan campaign (March–August 2015) Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar Southern Abyan Offensive (2016) Battle of Taiz (2015-2016) Aden unrest Battles of Al Houta Shabwah Governorate offensive (2014-2016)

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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