Ansar al-Tawhid (Syria)

Ansar al-Tawhid
Ansar al-Tawhid
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Active March 2018[1] - present
Ideology Salafist jihadism
Leader Abu Diyab Sarmin[2]
Area of operations Syria
Size 300[3]
Part of

al-Qaeda

  • Alliance to Support Islam[4]
Split from Jund al-Aqsa[5]
Allies Guardians of Religion Organization[6]
Jaysh al-Izza[7]
Opponents Syrian Arab Army[8]
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

Ansar al-Tawhid is an armed insurgent group affiliated with Al-Qaeda and fighting in the Syrian Civil War. The group is made up of former Jund al-Aqsa members.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "New al-Qaeda Affiliated Group Is Formed In Syria's Idlib". South Front. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Details on 'Ansar Al-Tawhid', a recently established military faction in Idlib province". Aleppo 24. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "منشقون عن "جند الأقصى" يشكلون "أنصار التوحيد" بإدلب". Baladi News Network. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018. line feed character in |title= at position 46 (help)
  4. ↑ Joško Barić (29 April 2018). "Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018". Syrian War Daily.
  5. 1 2 "A New Branch of Al-Qaeda Emerges in Syria". Kyle Orton's Blog. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018". Syrian War Daily. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "After military operation for it, violent attack by Horas Al-Din and Ansar Al-Tawheed and Jaysh Al-Izza in northern Hama and heavy aerial and ground shelling target the area". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Today, Ansar al-Tawhid (ex Jund al Aqsa) shelled SAA positions in Fuah and Kafraiya villages (near Idlib)". Syria Live UA Map. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.


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