Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade
{{infobox war faction
| name = Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade
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| war = the Second Libyan Civil War
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| active = 2011–2015
| ideology = Islamism
| leaders = Salim Derby{{KIA}}{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-militants-clash-libya-leader-killed-090144601.html |title=Al-Qaida-linked militants attack IS affiliate in Libya |agency=Associated Press |date=10 June 2015 |accessdate=10 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610184053/http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-militants-clash-libya-leader-killed-090144601.html |archivedate=10 June 2015 }}
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| area = Derna
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| partof = Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna
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| opponents = {{Flagdeco|Islamic State}} IS
{{Flagicon|Libya}} Libyan National Army
| battles = Second Libyan Civil War
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The Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade was an Islamist militia that advocated for the implementation of Sharia law within Derna, Libya. The group was known for enforcing strict social rules in the city.
Background
The Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade was created by former Libyan Islamic Fighting Group member Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi.{{Cite magazine |title=With Libya's Ascendant Islamists: 'Don't Get the Wrong Idea' |author=Abigail Hauslohner |date=March 30, 2012 |magazine=Time |url=http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2110520,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330142832/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2110520,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 30, 2012 }} Following the Libyan Civil War, the brigade was taken over by Salim Derby.{{Cite journal |title=The Struggle for Security in Eastern Libya |author=Frederic Wehrey |date=September 30, 2012 |journal=Carnegie Endowment for International Peace |url=http://carnegieendowment.org/files/libya_security_2.pdf}}
In 2014, the Islamic State (IS) in Libya took over much of Derna. Abu Salim and IS repeatedly clashed in the following months in disputes over power and resources. Derby was killed in fighting with IS militants in June 2015.
In november 17, 2015 44 civilians were kidnapped from an unknown number of road blocks in Tripoli. The civilians were released in two groups of 27 a few hours apart from each other, the authorities attributed the abduction to the Abu Salim Martyrs Brigade.{{cite web|url=https://libyaherald.com/en/2015/11/tripoli-tense-following-misratan-abductions/|title=Tripoli tense following Misratan abductions|work=Libya Herald|accessdate=2023-02-20|archive-date=2023-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230221015749/https://libyaherald.com/en/2015/11/tripoli-tense-following-misratan-abductions/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=201511170009|title=GTD ID:201511170009|work=Global Terrorism Database|accessdate=2023-02-20}}