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Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham
جماعة أنصار الفرقان في بلاد الشام
LeadersHamza bin Laden † (allegedly)[1][unreliable source?]
Abu Julaybib †[2][3][4][unreliable source?]
Dates of operation9 October 2017–November 2017
Group(s)Former Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Jabhat al-Nusra, and ISIL elements[5]
IdeologyIslamism Anti-communism
Allies al-Qaeda
Opponents Georgia
 Turkey
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army[2]
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
 Russia
 Syria
 United States
 United Kingdom
Shiite militias[6][7]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Taliban Shamya[8]

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (Arabic: جماعة أنصار الفرقان في بلاد الشام; lit. "Supporters of the Criterion in the Levant") was an armed jihadist group that was active in Syria which was established in the fall of 2017 by former members of Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar.[5] The group was reportedly led by the son of al-Qaeda's founder Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden.[1][9]

Background

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In the group's charter it claimed to be at war with the government of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey, the Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army, Russia, Shias and atheists. The charter also outlined the group's opposition to both democratic and communist governments and opposition to the various current Arab governments, most of whom are secular.[7] The group had called upon various jihadist factions to unite and focus on fighting common enemies and had recruited many veteran jihadist fighters from such groups in Syria.[1][unreliable source?] The group also reportedly had a large number of veteran al-Qaeda fighters from the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia.[10]

After the group's formation, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) arrested the group's leadership in November 2017, as well as Sami al-Oraydi, who left HTS and was formerly al-Nusra's top Sharia official. After the arrests, Ansar al-Furqan and HTS agreed not to weaken or compete with each other, until the later establishment of Hurras al-Din led by several HTS defectors and al-Qaeda loyalists including al-Oraydi.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Ghoraba, Hany (24 October 2017). "Can Bin Laden Heir Salvage Jihad in Syria?". The Investigative Project on Terrorism. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "New Al-Qaeda linked group established in Syria, declares multiple parties as enemies - Fort Russ". Fort Russ. 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ Adam (28 December 2018). "Syria-based AQ-affiliated Official Abu Julaybib Reportedly Killed". SITE Enterprise. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (January 2019). "Hurras al-Din's Statement of Condolences for Abu Julaybib and Companions: Translation and Analysis". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Abdul Razek, Saeed; Astih, Paula (10 October 2017). "ISIS Attacks Al-Nusra in Syria's Southern Idlib". Asharq al-Awsat. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  6. ^ "21548658_0.jpg". Liveuamap. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Charter" (PDF). azelin.files.wordpress.com. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (JAFBS)". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Siria: guerra ganada, guerra inacabada". Instituto de Estudios Sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  10. ^ Dettmer, Jamie (3 November 2017). "Turkey Deploys More Forces in Northern Syria". VOA News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  11. ^ Katz, Rita (28 March 2018). "Has al-Qaeda Replanted its Flag in Syria?". SITE Intel Group. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
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