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Asbat al-Ansar

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Noun1.Asbat al-Ansar - an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda
Band of Partisans
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Lebanese Republic, Lebanon - an Asian republic at east end of Mediterranean


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THIS LITTLE-known organization first surfaced on the global terrorism scene in 1995 as a splinter from the Palestinian terrorist group Asbat al-Ansar ("League of the Followers"), a small, salafi-inspired network loosely affiliated with Al-Qaeda and based in the Ayn al-Hilwah Palestinian refugee camp near Sidon, in southern Lebanon.
Osama bin Laden's heir by Debat, Alexis / The National Interest
The definition of "the threat" on CPD's Web site evinces further confusion, claiming that, "In the Middle East, Sunni extremists in Lebanon, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have organized into Asbat al-Ansar and the more widely known Hamas and Hezbollah .
New neocon committee prepares for life in opposition by Ibish, Hussein / Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
In addition to al Qaeda, other purported terrorist organizations named in the suit include Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Asbat Al-Ansar, Algama'a Al-Islamiyya, and the Salafist Group for Call and Combat.
Insurers file $454 billion suit against al Qaeda, others by Lehmann, R.J. / Best's Review
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