09-F-1807_Asbat_al-Ansar.pdf

8 O c tober 2002 In r esp on se to y our qu es tion on wh en did 'As bat a i-A n s ar form? 'Asbat a l- Ansar (1be L eague of the Followers or P artisan 's League) first emer ged in 1993. Lebanese ot1ic ia ls r eport that the group follows an extremist interpr etation of l slam that j ustifi es v i olence ag~inst civ il ian targets to achieve politica l end s, according to Embassy reporting. (b)(3):5 0 U SC § 4 03(g) Section 6...