- UN reference
- QDe.146
- Sanctions regime
- ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1267 Committee)
- Type
- Entity
- Address
- (Operates in Benghazi, Libya)
(Support network in Tunisia) - Aliases
- Ansar al Sharia; Ansar al-Charia; Ansar al-Charia Benghazi; Ansar al-Sharia; Ansar al-Sharia Benghazi; أنصار الشريعة بليبيا (Ansar al Charia in Libya (ASL)); كتيبة أنصار الشريعة (Katibat Ansar al Charia); نصار الشريعة (Ansar al Charia)
- Listed on
- 19 November 2014
- Updated by the UN
- 30 October 2023
Other information (UN original text)
Associated with the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014), Al Mourabitoun (QDe.141), Ansar al-Shari’a in Tunisia (AAS-T) (QDe.143), and Ansar al Charia Derna (QDe.145). The leader is Mohamed al-Zahawi (not listed). Runs training camps for foreign terrorist fighters travelling to Syria, Iraq and Mali INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities
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