Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen)

جماعة أنصار الشريعة
(Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa)
*Partisans of Shari'a*
جماعة أنصار الشريعة; (Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa); Partisans of Shari'a
	Jihadist flag used by the organization
Leaders	Nasir al-Wuhayshi † (2009–2015); Qasim al-Raymi † (2015–20); Khalid Batarfi # (2020–2024); Sa'ad bin Atef al-Awlaki (2024–present)
Dates of operation	2011–present
Headquarters	Mukalla, Hadhramaut (2015–2016)
Active regions	Yemen; the governorates of Bayda, Shabwah, Ma'rib, Abyan, Hadramawt, Aden and Lahij.
Ideology	Pan-Islamism; Sunni Islamism; Jihadism; Qutbism; Islamic nationalism; Populism; Anti-Zionism;
Size	Approximately 7,000 (2020)
Part of	al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Allies	Al-Shabaab; al-Qaeda;
Opponents	State opponents Yemen; United States; Saudi Arabia; United Arab Emirates; Non-state opponents Houthis; Southern Movement; Islamic State – Yemen Province;
Wars	the Yemeni Revolution, War on Terror, Yemeni Civil War,; and the Operation Inherent Resolve
Designated as a terrorist group by	United Arab Emirates

Jama'at Ansar al-Shari'a (Arabic: جماعة أنصار الشريعة; Jamāʿat Anṣār aš-Šharīʿa), also known as Ansar al-Shari'a, is a Yemen-based umbrella organization which includes units from several militant Islamic groups of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).