Ansar al-Sharia (Derna, Libya)

Ansar al-Sharia was a group based in Derna; the group was headed by Abu Sufian bin Qumu. In 2011 bin Quma became the leader of a band of fighters in his hometown of Derna during the 2011 Libyan civil war. The group dissolved and became part of the Shoura Council of Islamic Youth in April of 2014. The group was reported as disbanding itself following the U.S. Consulate attack in Benghazi however by late 2013 the group had re-emerged in the city as a branch of the Benghazi based Ansar al-Sharia under the slogan "A step toward building the Islamic state".