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Document #2145054
USDOS – US Department of State (Author)
Aka: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis; Ansar Jerusalem; Supporters of Jerusalem; Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes; Ansar Beit al-Maqdis; ISIS-SP; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham-Sinai Province; Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham-Sinai Province; Islamic State-Sinai Province; Islamic State in the Sinai; Jamaat Ansar Beit al-Maqdis fi Sinaa; Sinai Province; Supporters of the Holy Place; the State of Sinai; Wilayat Sayna; Wilayat Sinai.
Description: Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (ABM) was designated as an FTO on April 9, 2014. ABM emerged in 2011 following the revolution in Egypt. In 2014, ABM officially declared allegiance to ISIS.
Activities: ISIS-SP did not claim responsibility for any attacks in 2024.
Strength: ISIS-SP’s precise numbers are unknown.
Location/Area of Operation: Egypt.
Funding and External Aid: ISIS-SP receives funding from external actors, including ISIS, as well as from smuggling.
Country Report on Terrorism 2024 - Chapter 1 - Tunisia (Periodical Report, English)
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