Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
القاعدة في جزيرة العرب
	The Black Standard used by AQAP
Leaders	Nasir al-Wuhayshi † (2011–15); Qasim al-Raymi † (2015–20); Khalid Batarfi (2020–present)
Dates of operation	January 2009 – present
Merger of	al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia and Islamic Jihad of Yemen
Group(s)	Ansar al-Sharia
Headquarters	Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate(2015–2016); Wadi Belharith and Azzan in Shabwah Governorate ; Wadi Obaidah in Ma'rib Governorate ; Rada'a District in Al Bayda Governorate ; Mudiyah and Lawdar in Abyan Governorate
Active regions	Yemen and Saudi Arabia but predominantly in Yemen Abyan Governorate; Shabwah Governorate; Hadhramaut Governorate; Lahij Governorate; Al Bayda Governorate; Marib Governorate;
Ideology	Anti-Americanism; Pan-Islamism; Islamic extremism; Qutbism; Salafi jihadism; Irredentism; Anti-Zionism; Antisemitism; Anti-imperialism
Size	12,000 (own claim, 2010) ; 4,000 (2017 estimate); 6,000–7,000 (2018 estimate); 3,000 (2022 estimate);
Part of	al-Qaeda
Allies	Non-state 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	Non-State opponents; Islamic State – Yemen Province; State opponents Saudi Arabia; Yemen (Presidential Leadership Council); Yemen (Supreme Political Council); United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Australia; NATO;
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 Clashes (2012–13); Al Bayda Governorate clashes (2013–14); Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Siege of Al Bayda Governorate; Battle of Mukalla (2015); Battle of Mukalla (2016); Hadramaut insurgency; Abyan campaign (March–August 2015); Al Bayda Offensive (2015–16); Fall of Zinjibar and Jaar; Abyan campaign; Aden unrest; Shabwah Governorate offensive; Abyan conflict; Raid on Yakla; Raid on Al Hathla;
Designated as a terrorist group by	Bahrain; United Nations; European Union; NATO; Australia; Canada; France; Iran; Japan; United Kingdom; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Syria; United States; United Arab Emirates; Yemen; Malaysia; New Zealand

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة في جزيرة العرب, romanized: Tanẓīm al-Qā‘idah fī Jazīrat al-‘Arab, lit. 'Organization of the Base 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"), abbreviated as 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 Sunni Islamist insurgent terrorist group, which is part of the al-Qaeda network and primarily active in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. It is considered the most active of al-Qaeda's branches that emerged after the weakening of central leadership.

The group established an emirate during the 2011 Yemeni Revolution, which waned in power after foreign interventions in the subsequent Yemeni Civil War. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations, United States, Saudi Arabia, UAE and several countries.

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