Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade

Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade
لواء عقبة بن نافع
FoundationJune 2012
DissolvedDecember 2025
Split fromAl-Qaeda in the Maghreb
Allegiance al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
IdeologyJihadism
Salafism
Allies al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia
Opponents Islamic State
Tunisia
Algeria
Mali

The Uqba ibn Nafi Brigade (Arabic: لواء عقبة بن نافع, romanizedLiwāʼ ʻUqbah ibn Nāfiʻ), also known as Katibat Uqba Bin Nafi, was a Tunisian Salafi jihadist organization named after Uqba ibn Nafi, it was established in 2012 in order to create a Tunisian jihadist group linked to Al-Qaeda In the Maghreb and later, the Islamic State.