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Ansar Allah (Lebanon)

Militant organization in Lebanon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ansar Allah (Arabic: أنصار الله, lit.'Partisans of God') is a militant organization in Lebanon

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History

It was founded in 1982 by Jamal Suleiman founded in opposition to Fatah in Ain al-Hilweh with alliance with Hezbollah[1]

Carried out the AMIA bombing against the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina[2][3]

Carried out the attack on Alas Chiricanas Flight 00901 in Panama[2]

In 2012 disassociated from Hezbollah[2]

Its current leader is Sheikh Abu Ayoub in Ain al-Hilweh[4]

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