Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan (Kurdish: ئەنسارولئیسلام له کوردستان; the Supporters of Islam in Kurdistan), [5] better known as Ansar al-Islam (Kurdish: ئەنسارولئیسلام; AAI), was a Kurdish Salafi jihadist and …

Ansar ul Islam or Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: انصار الاسلام; "Partisans of Islam" or "Helpers of Islam") may refer to: Ansar al-Islam in Kurdistan, a Kurdish Salafist group in Northern Iraq; Jama'at …

The ideas and practices propagated by Jund al-Islam (and later Ansar al-Islam) represent a radical departure from mainstream Sunni Islam as practiced in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Aug 29, 2014 · Ansar al-Islam (AI), also known as Ansar al-Sunna or Jamaat Ansar al-Islam (JAI), was a predominantly Kurdish, Salafist militant organization based in Iraqi Kurdistan. [3] [4] …

Nov 5, 2008 · Ansar al-Islam (Supporters of Islam) is a militant Islamic Kurdish separatist movement seeking to transform Iraq into an Islamic state. Mullah Krekar, also known as Faraj …

Ansar al-Islam (AI), also known as Ansar al-Sunna or Jamaat Ansar al-Islam (JAI), was a predominantly Kurdish, Salafist militant organization based in Iraqi Kurdistan. 3 Although the …

Feb 24, 2003 · Ansar al-Islam, formerly known as Jund al-Islam, is a terrorist group operating in northeastern Iraq with close links to and support from Al-Qaida (QDe.004). Al-Qaida and …

Ansar al-Islam is a Islamist militant group with the goal of forming a Kurdish Islamic state under sharia law and protect the people of this Kurdish state. [16][17][18] It was created in northern …

Jan 15, 2003 · Armed with heavy machine guns, mortars, and antiaircraft weaponry, the group fulfills al-Qaeda lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahiri's vision of a global jihad. Ansar's goal is to …

Apr 14, 2023 · Ansar al-Islam (AAI) is a jihadist group that formed in September 2001 in Iraqi Kurdistan from the merger of two small groups: Jund al-Islam, which was then led by Abu …