Ansar al-Sham
Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham Supporters of the Levant Battalions
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Size | 2,500[4] (March 2014) |
Part of | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Syrian Civil War
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Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham (
Background
Founded in September 2012 by a
Ideology
The group has the goal of overthrowing the
Relations with other groups
According to one of the group's commanders it does not work directly with the Free Syrian Army, but cooperates with FSA commanders on local levels when needed, and it does not fight against the FSA either. Many commanders of the group condemned the
Ansar al-Sham also held good relations with the Syrian branch of
History
In December 2012, Ansar al-Sham joined with other Sunni Islamist and
Ansar al-Sham played a lead role in the 2014 Latakia offensive against government forces.[3]
On 15 December 2016, the group declared that it decided to completely merge under Jaysh al-Islam's Idlib branch.[7] On 25 January 2017, Jaysh al-Islam's Idlib branch joined Ahrar al-Sham, thus Ansar al-Sham also joined.[15]
On 7 February 2017, Ansar al-Sham defected from Ahrar al-Sham to join Tahrir al-Sham (HTS).[8]
At dawn on 23 August 2018, Tahrir al-Sham and
See also
- List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
References
- ^ a b Sinjab, Lina (17 October 2013). "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Image ytimg.com
- ^ a b c "Rebels Reopen the Latakia Front". Institute for the Study of War. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Tam Hussein (24 March 2014). "The Ansar al-Sham Battalions". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ Aaron Y. Zelin (4 February 2013). "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b c "A Power Move by Syria's Rebel Forces". Institute for the Study of War. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ a b "استجابة للمطالب الشعبية.. "أنصار الشام" تندمج بـ"جيش الإسلام" - شبكة بلدي الإعلامية". Baladi News Network. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ a b "New statement from Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām: "Katā'ib Anṣār al-Shām Joins Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām"". Jihadology. 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Regime Regains Ground on the Coast". Institute for the Study of War. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Syrie: combats féroces autour d'un point de passage avec la Turquie". AFP. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ^ "Ansar al-Sham | Mapping Militant Organizations".
- ^ "From Chechnya to Syria — Coming Soon".
- ^ "The Ansar al-Sham Battalions".
- ^ "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 19 May 2014.
- ^ "هادي العبدالله Hadi on Twitter".
- ^ "Liberation Sham attacking a military faction in the coast and take over his headquarters". STEP News Agency. 23 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
External links
- Ansar al-Sham on X(in Arabic)