Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ansar al-Tawhid

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 22:19, 5 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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May not meet WP:TERROR and WP:GNG Sheldybett (talk) 11:31, 28 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete. Some merit for a redirect to John Granville (diplomat) (no need for merge - as the very stubby content here is already there), however the more notable Ansar al-Tawhid (Syria) should become primary and redirecting Ansar al-Tawhid (Sudan) does not make much sense. This group basically seems to be known solely in the context of the killing of Granville and being one of two groups claiming responsibility. Back when they claimed responsilbility, one NEWSORG - said"A previously unknown militant group has claimed responsibility for the slaying of a US diplomat in Sudan, a group that monitors extremist web sites said Friday .... there was no way to authenticate the statement by the group calling itself Ansar al-Tawhid, or Companions of Monotheism" [1] which is never a good notability sign. Looking at subsequent coverage of "Ansar al-Tawhid"+Sudan - it seems it is all related to Granville (the trial of the killers and their subsequent escape from jail) - with the same initial claim rehashed. Per - this book there was yet another group that claimed responsibility (Al-Qaida in the Land of the Two Niles) - and the Sudanese government disputes either exists and did not charge the assassins with belonging to either group (not that the Sudanese government is a trust worthy source for such a classification, but....). So - all we have is one disputed claim of responsibility for an event, making this a T1E and definitely not meeting NCRIMINAL/NORG. The event itself is notable - but we have an article on Granville. Icewhiz (talk) 14:57, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]
• deleteper impressive, thorough argument made by Icewhiz.E.M.Gregory (talk) 20:26, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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