Ansar al-Sharia (Mauritania)
Ansar Al-Sharia fi Bilad Shinqit (Arabic: أنصار الشريعة في بلاد شنقيط, romanized: anṣār aš-šarīʿah fī bilād Šinqīṭ, lit. 'Partisans of Islamic Law in the Land of Chinguetti'), better known as Ansar al-Sharia in Mauritania was a small radical Islamist group that operated in Mauritania.
| Ansar al-Sharia fi Bilad Shinqit | |
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| أنصار الشريعة في بلاد شنقيط | |
Former flag of Ansar al-Sharia fi Bilad Shinqit. | |
| Leaders | Ahmed Salem Ould al-Hassan (2013 - 2019) |
| Foundation | 11 February 2013 |
| Dates of operation | 11 February 2013 – August 2019 (6 years, 6 months, 1 week and 1 day) |
| Dissolved | August 2019 |
| Country | Mauritania |
| Ideology | Salafi Jihadism |
| Part of | Ansar al-Sharia |
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