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Militant Islamist organization in Mali
Ansar Dine (Arabic: أنصار الدين ʾAnṣār ad-Dīn, also transliterated Ançar Deen), meaning "helpers of the religion" (Islam) (Defenders of the Faith) and
Ansar_Dine
Territory held by Ansar Dine
The Territory of Ansar Dine refers to the areas that were controlled by Ansar Dine. On 21 March 2012, the group claimed control of Mali's vast northeast
Territory_of_Ansar_Dine
Ongoing conflict in West Africa since 2012
region they called Azawad. The MNLA was initially allied with the jihadist Ansar Dine, which, in turn, was allied to other Salafi jihadist organizations such
Mali_War
Tuareg politician and military commander (born 1971)
though quickly switched allegiances to Ansar Dine. He rose to becoming the second-in-command of Ansar Dine within months, representing the movement
Alghabass_Ag_Intalla
Militant jihadist organisation
organizations in the Maghreb and West Africa formed by the merger of Ansar Dine, al-Mourabitoun and the Saharan branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Jama'at_Nusrat_al-Islam_wal-Muslimin
Early stage of the Mali War
Mali, although this move was reversed on 1 April. The Islamist group Ansar Dine, too, began fighting the government in later stages of the conflict, claiming
Tuareg_rebellion_(2012)
Militant group in Northern Mali (2011–2024)
crimes, a conclusion supported by the ICC. By 1 April 2012 the MNLA and Ansar Dine were in control of virtually all of northern Mali, including its three
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
National_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Azawad
Tuareg name for a territory in northern Mali
Movement for the Salvation of Azawad, claimed that jihadi groups, and the Ansar Dine in particular, had been in the region of Azawad for 10 years before the
Azawad
Malian Tuareg militant (born 1954)
the outbreak of the Mali War, Ghali founded the Islamist militant group Ansar Dine and became its leader. In February 2013, the US Department of State designated
Iyad_Ag_Ghali
Quasi-state in the Sahel region
smuggling. Before the founding of the JNIM, two predecessor organizations Ansar Dine and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa, claimed that they
Territory of Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin
Territory_of_Jama'at_Nusrat_al-Islam_wal-Muslimin
Malian religious leader
Sufi-based Islamic movement Ansar Dine (also written Ançar Dine) - not to be confused with the terrorist organization Ansar Dine operating in the north of
Chérif_Ousmane_Madani_Haïdara
Militant group in Mali
militant Islamist group that operates in Mali. It is an affiliate of Ansar Dine. In March 2012, the President of Mali Amadou Toumani Touré was ousted
Katiba_Macina
War in West Africa
jihadists' efforts to capture territory. This included AQIM and its allies, Ansar Dine and MUJAO, with civilians and soldiers alike reporting that the jihadist
War_in_the_Sahel
City in Tombouctou Region, Mali
captured from the Malian military by the Tuareg rebels of the MNLA and Ansar Dine. Five days later, the MNLA declared the region independent of Mali as
Timbuktu
2015 battle in Burkina Faso
On October 9, 2015, jihadists from the Khalid ibn Walid katiba of Ansar Dine attacked a Burkinabe gendarmerie outpost in Samorogouan Department, Burkina
Samorogouan_attack
24–25, 2015, Ansar Dine militants attacked National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) positions in Talahandak, Mali. Ansar Dine captured the
Battle_of_Talahandak_(2015)
Burkinabè jihadist (1970–2017)
Tessalit, Mali. Dicko had a bounty put on him for attempting to join Ansar Dine. He was handed over to Malian forces, and imprisoned in Bamako before
Ibrahim_Malam_Dicko
Member of Ansar Dine in North Africa
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi (also known as Abu Tourab) was a member of Ansar Dine, a Tuareg Islamist militia in North Africa. Al-Mahdi admitted guilt in the
Ahmad_al-Faqi_al-Mahdi
2013 rebel group
group was founded by Alghabass Ag Intalla, and emerged after a split from Ansar Dine following French intervention in northern Mali. The MIA was founded in
Islamic_Movement_of_Azawad
Malian military officer
Ag Inawalen, nom de guerre Bana, was a Malian soldier and jihadist in Ansar Dine. Ag Inawalen was born in Abeïbara, Kidal Region, Mali. He was a colonel
Ibrahim_Ag_Inawalen
Battle between MNLA and MOJWA in Gao, Mali
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA), along with its ally Ansar Dine, in Gao between 26 and 28 June 2012. By the 28th of June, Gao, Timbuktu
Battle_of_Gao
Malian Islamist militant (b. 1977)
1977) is a Malian Islamist militant and convicted war criminal who joined Ansar Dine in early 2012 and became an interpreter and administrator of the Islamic
Al-Hassan_Ag_Abdoul_Aziz
Collective of Tuareg musicians from the southern Sahara Desert
state Azawad. Another party in the rebellion, the militant Islamist group Ansar Dine, denounced the presence of popular music in the territory, and Tinariwen
Tinariwen
Military conflict
in northern Mali. It was one of the first clashes between the MNLA and Ansar Dine, and led to the latter taking control of the city in June 2012. During
Fall_of_Timbuktu
Tuareg political movement
still having ties to Ansar Dine and Iyad Ag Ghaly. The HCUA rebutted these statements, claiming to have broken ties with Ansar Dine. In an August 8, 2018
High Council for the Unity of Azawad
High_Council_for_the_Unity_of_Azawad
2015 terrorist attack in Radisson Blu, Bamako
was soon overrun by Islamist-oriented groups such as the MOJWA and the Ansar Dine. The French launched a military operation that ousted the rebels with
Radisson_Blu_Bamako_attack
Urban commune and town in Gao Region, Mali
government forces by National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Ansar Dine rebels. After additional captures of Kidal and Timbuktu, the MNLA declared
Gao
Ongoing insurgency in Burkina Faso (2015–present)
weakened the Malian state, allowing Islamist organizations including Ansar Dine, the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), AQIM, and
Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso
Islamist_insurgency_in_Burkina_Faso
French military operation in Mali (2013–14)
Azawad. In June 2012, the MNLA came into conflict with the Islamist groups Ansar Dine and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA), after the
Operation_Serval
Militant leader in the Mali War (born 1961)
age of marriage. When the Mali War began in 2012, Koufa joined Ghaly's Ansar Dine. Following the conquest of northern Mali by Tuareg rebel groups in early
Amadou_Koufa
Khalid ibn Walid katiba and jihadist expansion in southern Mali. In 2015, Ansar Dine, a Malian jihadist group usually based in the north of the country, attempted
Battle_of_the_Sama_Forest
Malian army officer and governor (born 1964)
governorship, Gamou served in the Malian army, commanding Malian troops against Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) in the early
El_Hadj_Ag_Gamou
his tomb had been destroyed by Ansar Dine following the Battle of Gao, as it contravened sharia according to Ansar Dine. These attacks resemble those carried
Sidi_Mahmoud_Ben_Amar
2013–2017 Former African militant jihadist organization
On 2 March 2017, al-Mourabitoun's cells in Mali, along with those of Ansar Dine, Macina Liberation Front and the Saharan branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic
Al-Mourabitoun (militant group)
Al-Mourabitoun_(militant_group)
2012 battle in Mali
rebel MNLA and Ansar Dine forces. On 26 March 2012, the city of Kidal was surrounded by MNLA, as well as by the Islamist troops of Ansar Dine. An MNLA executive
Battle_of_Kidal_(2012)
Topics referred to by the same term
up Ansar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Ansar, Al Ansar, or Al-Ansar may refer to: Ansar (Islam), citizens from Medina who helped Muhammad Ansar (Sudan)
Ansar
2014 film
Sissako. The film centres on the brief occupation of Timbuktu, Mali by Ansar Dine, and is partially influenced by the 2012 public stoning of an unmarried
Timbuktu_(2014_film)
Radical Islamist group that operates in Mali
this group is in contrast to that of the Tuareg-dominated Ansar Dine. Like the other Ansar al-Sharia groups, the branch in Mali is described as based
Ansar_al-Sharia_(Mali)
2016 battle of the Mali War
On November 20, 2016, militants from Ansar Dine ambushed Malian soldiers near Douentza. Ansar Dine is one of several jihadist groups that has been at
Kazay-Kazay_ambush
2016 armed attack in Mali
October 2016, jihadists from Ansar Dine ambushed Malian soldiers near Goumakoura, Mali. Prior to the Goumakoura attack, Ansar Dine militants and Fulani nationalists
Goumakoura_ambush
French military mission in Africa (2014–2022)
"Mali: un soldat français tué, le groupe Ansar Dine revendique" [Mali: a French soldier killed, the Ansar Dine group claims]. AFP. 5 November 2016. Retrieved
Operation_Barkhane
Topics referred to by the same term
Ansar al-Din may refer to: Ansar Dine, an Islamist militant organization based in Mali. Ansar al-Din Front, an Islamist militant organization based in
Ansar_al-Din
Tuareg military leader (born 1977)
a pact with Ansar Dine, an Islamic organization, in which they would together form an Islamic state. Azawad was supported by Ansar Dine from 2012 to
Bilal_Ag_Acherif
2015 American TV series or program
a caravan of hostile male Tuaregs who are forced to hand her over to Ansar Dine. Meanwhile, Peter takes his suspicions about Societel to the Department
American_Odyssey
MNLA and Ansar Dine agree to merge and create an independent state together. This alliance falls apart days later. June 8 June: MNLA and Ansar Dine forces
Timeline_of_the_Mali_War
Algerian jihadist
AQIM, and was appointed as the co-governor of Tombouctou Region during Ansar Dine's capture of the region during the 2012 Tuareg rebellion. Okacha was then
Djamel_Okacha
Confederation of clans
Adagh, but was rejected. He responded by founding the Islamist group Ansar Dine. In early 2012, the Tuareg fighters of the National Movement for the Liberation
Kel_Adagh
2012 proclamation of Azawad's independence from Mali
fighting, including the Islamist Ansar Dine and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa. Despite reports of Ansar Dine taking control of most of what
Azawadian declaration of independence
Azawadian_declaration_of_independence
Learning center in Timbuktu, Mali
mostly women and children. On 1 July 2012, militant Islamists of the Ansar Dine ("defenders of faith") began destroying the tombs of Timbuktu shortly
Djinguereber_Mosque
Militant attacks
of Azawad (MNLA) with support from various jihadist groups, including Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. In January 2012, these groups launched
2026_Mali_offensives
Topics referred to by the same term
(2012–) Tuareg involvement in the Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) Ansar Dine Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa Tuareg militias of Ghat
Tuareg_rebellion
Islamist militant organization in Northwest Africa and the Sahel
2017, the Sahara branch of AQIM merged with Macina Liberation Front, Ansar Dine, and al-Mourabitoun, into Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin. The group's
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda_in_the_Islamic_Maghreb
Lebanese footballer (born 1995)
as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team. Kheir El Dine was nominated in the All-Star Team of the 2018 AFC
Ahmad_Kheir_El_Dine
2013 battle in Mali
forces of Mali, against groups of Islamists militants such as the AQIM and Ansar Dine. The Islamists held control of Diabaly for no longer than a week until
Battle_of_Diabaly
Armed conflict
Jihadist groups that were predominantly composed of ethnic groups, such as Ansar Dine led by Iyad Ag Ghaly and predominantly composed of Ifoghas Tuaregs and
JNIM–ISSP_war
Arab military organization active in northern Mali
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and the Islamist Ansar Dine against the city. The new group claimed to oppose both the independence
Arab_Movement_of_Azawad
Senegalese militant (died 2020)
Markaze mosque in Bamako, run by the Tablighi Jamaat. Keïta joined Ghaly's Ansar Dine in 2012, fighting in the early stages of the Mali War. Malian security
Souleymane_Keïta_(jihadist)
Mosque and madrassa in Timbuktu, Mali
plan and ornament. Parts of the Mosque of Sidi Yahya were destroyed by Ansar Dine jihadists on 2 July 2012, following the Battle of Gao. These elements
Sidi_Yahya_Mosque
Iraqi Sunni insurgent group
Ansar al-Sunnah (Arabic: جماعة أنصار السنه, romanized: Jama'at 'Anṣār as-Sunnah, lit. 'Assembly of the Helpers of Sunnah'), also known as Jaish Ansar
Jamaat_Ansar_al-Sunna
2013 battle in northern Mali
armed Salafist jihadist groups led by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine. After being defeated in January in the Battle of Konna and the Battle
Battle_of_Ifoghas
2014 French forces offensive against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine
offensive against jihadists from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine in the area of Ametettai, rural Kidal Region. It was dubbed Operation
Ametettai_offensive
Islamist militia commander (1965–2014)
became known alternatively as the spokesman and chief of staff for both Ansar Dine and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA), militant groups
Omar_Ould_Hamaha
Islamist groups like Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb and Ansar Dine. Reported destroyed by Ansar Dine when they captured Timbuktu. Tropical Rainforest Heritage
List of World Heritage in Danger
List_of_World_Heritage_in_Danger
Region of Mali
country. It was under the control of different armed movements such as the Ansar Dine and MNLA until January 2013, when French forces liberated the region.
Kidal_Region
Spokesperson for Al-Shabaab (2009–present)
and Counter-Terrorism in Africa: Fighting Insurgency from Al Shabaab, Ansar Dine and Boko Haram. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-48989-0. Harper, Mary (2019)
Ali_Mohamed_Rage
Pan-Islamist militant organization
Lands Beyond the Sahel (inactive since 2015) Ansar al-Islam (majority merged with ISIL in 2014) Ansar Dine (joined JNIM in 2017) Islamic Jihad in Yemen
Al-Qaeda
2016 militants attack on Chadian forces in Aguelhok, Mali
On May 18, 2016, militants from Ansar Dine ambushed Chadian forces north of Aguelhok, Mali. Aguelhok had been the site of a massacre by Tuareg separatists
2016_Aguelhok_ambush
Territory administrated by the FLA
Azawad fell on 29 June 2013 and various areas of Azawad were taken over by Ansar Dine and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa. In 2014, the Coordination
Territory of the Azawad Liberation Front
Territory_of_the_Azawad_Liberation_Front
Destruction of religious images
destruction. During the Tuareg rebellion of 2012, the radical Islamist militia Ansar Dine destroyed various Sufi shrines from the 15th and 16th centuries in the
Iconoclasm
jihadists of the Ansar Dine-affiliated Katiba Macina. Katiba Macina was formed in 2015 as an affiliate of the jihadist group Ansar Dine in central Mali's
Ténenkou_raid
List of conflicts
ثوار سوريا [Ansar Brigades meet the fate of the Syrian Revolutionaries Front]". Al-Modon. "Al- Nusra Front kills 13 fighters from al- Ansar brigades in
List of wars and battles involving al-Qaeda
List_of_wars_and_battles_involving_al-Qaeda
Last battle fought by the state of Azawad
taken as prisoner. In addition large numbers of the militia defected to Ansar Dine. On 21 November, in an official statement issued by Moussa Ag Assarid
Second_Battle_of_Ménaka
Tuareg rebel leader
out in 2012, Ag Aoussa joined Ansar Dine, led by Ghaly, and became the group's second-in-command. He commanded Ansar Dine militants during the battle of
Cheikh_Ag_Aoussa
actively hosting encampments from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Ansar Dine, and affiliated organizations. Prior to the attack at Nara, the jihadists
Battle_of_Nara_(2015)
Battle during the Northern Mali Conflict in January 2013
fighters driven out of the town. On January 1, 2013, representatives of Ansar Dine presented two main demands to the Malian government through Burkinabe
Battle_of_Konna
President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
Compaoré's foreign minister Djibril Bassolé with the delegates of Ansar Dine and the MNLA in Ouagadougou on 16 November 2012
Blaise_Compaoré
History of a city in the Republic of Mali
and overturned the 1992 constitution. The Tuareg rebels of the MNLA and Ansar Dine took advantage of the confusion to make swift gains, and on 1 April 2012
History_of_Timbuktu
Malian imam and political leader (born c. 1954)
of dialogue with Islamists and met with Iyad Ag Ghali, the leader of Ansar Dine. In 2013, he stated that the intervention of the French army in Mali,
Mahmoud_Dicko
Ugandan militant leader (born 1964)
Maghreb (AQIM), Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Ansar Dine, al-Shabaab or Boko Haram. In 2011, Mukulu was placed under sanction by
Jamil_Mukulu
the MNLA and Ansar Dine, a jihadist group, came to an agreement to combine their forces in their upcoming rebellion. Separately, Ansar Dine formed an alliance
2013 Malian presidential election
2013_Malian_presidential_election
Commune and village in Kidal Region, Mali
Algerian side of the border. In 2012, the commune was captured by MNLA and Ansar Dine rebels. In 2019, Tinzaouaten was the headquarters of the Al-Qaeda-associated
Tinzaouaten
Battle of the Mali War
of independence and consequent armed Islamist insurgency by MOJWA and Ansar Dine against the secular MNLA. This led to Operation Serval being launched
2016_Nampala_attack
Terrorist incident in Mali
soldiers and a Burkinabe contractor were killed, with 20 more injured. Ansar Dine claimed responsibility for the attack. Following the Libyan Civil War
November_2015_Kidal_attack
Lebanese association football club
Al Ansar Football Club (Arabic: نادي الأنصار الرياضي, lit. 'The Supporters Sporting Club') is a football club based in Tariq El Jdideh, a district in
Al_Ansar_FC
and terrorists of Ansar Dine and AQIM.[clarification needed] Following the attack on the town of Aguelhoc by the MNLA, Ansar Dine, and AQIM rebels, a
Battle_of_In_Emsal
wal Muslimin (2017–present) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–17) Ansar al-Sharia (2012–present) Ansar Dine (2012–17) AQIM (2012–17) Macina Liberation Front (2015–17)
List_of_wars_involving_Turkey
Political entity
Salvation Government Yes 2017-2024 Revolutionary Commando Army Yes 2016-2025 Ansar Dine Mali No 2012–2013 Donetsk People's Republic Ukraine De facto 2014–2022
Quasi-state
Village in Azawad where the Battle of Khalil took place
the Toumapress agency, women demonstrated against “the obscurantists of Ansar Dine”. On January 29, 2013, the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
In_Khalil
Country in West Africa
north, declaring its independence as Azawad. Islamist groups, including Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, who had helped the MNLA defeat the
Mali
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) 23 July 2002 7 June 2024 Ansar al-Islam (AI) 17 May 2004 7 June 2024 Ansar Dine 3 February 2021 4 December 2025 Ansarallah 2 December
List of organizations designated as terrorist by Canada
List_of_organizations_designated_as_terrorist_by_Canada
in Diabaly, killing one Malian soldier. He rejoined Iyad Ag Ghaly in Ansar Dine when the Mali War broke out in 2012, and was said to be his right-hand
Haroun_Ag_Said
Malian rebel
was forced to flee to Niger. Shortly afterward he defected and joined Ansar Dine. Following French intervention in Mali, Ag Bohada became the right-hand-man
Achafghi_Ag_Bohada
Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2017. Ansar al Furqan states that "a major oil pipeline was blown up in Omidiyeh region
List_of_wars_involving_Iran
Commune and town in Kidal Region, Mali
majority have a nomadic lifestyle. In January 2012, the Islamist group Ansar Dine captured a military base at Aguelhok from Malian government forces. France
Aguelhok
British social anthropologist
government (despite being officially secular) was backing Ansar Dine, both because Ansar Dine justified the existence of the government's security apparatus
Jeremy_Keenan
Iraq and United States lists Ansar al-Sharia in Libya as two separate organizations: Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi and Ansar al-Sharia in Darnah. Egyptian
List of designated terrorist groups
List_of_designated_terrorist_groups
Battle in the Mali War
National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and Islamists groups Ansar Dine and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked a Malian army garrison base
Battle_of_Aguelhok_(2012)
ABC news. September 14, 2009. "Ansar al-Sunnah Acknowledges Relationship with Ansar al-Islam, Reverts to Using Ansar al-Islam Name". Counterterrorism
Timeline_of_the_war_on_terror
Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016. "Ansar al Sharia Egypt in the Sinai". FDD's Long War Journal. 6 July 2013. Archived
List_of_wars:_2003–2019
ambush of Tinsalane occurred on February 11, 2012, when armed groups of Ansar Dine and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fought against
Tinsalane_ambush
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