Asbat al-Ansar
| Center of Gravity | Lebanon | ||
 | Scope | National | |
| Goal | Overthrow Lebanese government and expel western influences from Lebanon | ||
 | Status | Active1 | |
| Status | Supported by al-Qaeda1 | |
| Core membership | 3001 | |
| Alias(es) | League of the Followers1, Partisans' League1 | |
| Formed | 1985 | ||
| Narrative and Notes (Reliable) | The group has killed Lebanese religious leaders, bombed nightclubs, theaters, restaurants and liquor stores. The Lebanese government has had some success in thwarting the group's operations since 2003. The group's primary base is the Ayn al-Hilwah Palestininan refugee camp near Sidon in southern Lebanon.1 | |
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| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. | |||
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