Ansar Al-Furqan

Ansar Al-Furqan
Participant in Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency
Ansar Al-Furqan uses Black flag of jihad
Active	2013–Present
Ideology	Salafist jihadism anti-Islamic Republic of Iran
Leaders	Hesham Azizi a.k.a. Abu Hafs al-Baluchi †
Area of operations	Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Originated as	Harakat Ansar Iran and Hizbul-Furqan
Opponents	Iran

Ansar Al-Furqan (Arabic: انصار الفرقان‎, Partisans of the Criterion) is a Sunni Baloch militant organization active in Sistan and Baluchestan insurgency and a designated terrorist organization by Iran. The group was established in December 2013 by a merger of Harakat al-Ansar (Arabic: حرکةالانصار‎) and Hizbul-Furqan (Arabic: حزب‌الفرقان‎).

According to Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium, they have ties to Katibat al Asad Al ‘Islamia, Jeish Muhammad, Al-Nusra Front and Jaish ul-Adl.