Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Logo used by the group
Active 9 October 2017-Present
Ideology

Islamism

Groups former Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar elements[1]
Leaders Hamza bin Laden (allegedly)[2]
Abu Julaybib[3]
Originated as Taliban Shamya[4]
Allies al-Qaeda
Opponents  Turkey
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army[5]
 Russia
 Syria
 United States
 United Kingdom
Shiite Militias[6][7]
Battles and wars

Syrian Civil War

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham is an armed jihadist group that is active in Syria which was established in the fall of 2017 by former members of Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar.[1] The group is reportedly led by the son of al-Qaeda's founder Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden.[2] In the group's charter it claims 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 has called upon various jihadist factions to unite and focus on fighting common enemies and has recruited many veteran jihadist fighters from such groups in Syria.[2] Two prominent Islamic clerics in Syria, Abdullah al-Muhaysini and Muslih al-Ulyani, supported the new group. However, neither of them joined the organization.[5] The group also reportedly has a large number of veteran al-Qaeda fighters from the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia.[8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Saeed Abdul Razek; Paula Astih (10 October 2017). "ISIS Attacks Al-Nusra in Syria's Southern Idlib". Asharq al-Awsat. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Ghoraba, Hany (24 October 2017). "Can Bin Laden Heir Salvage Jihad in Syria?". The Investigative Project on Terrorism. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "New Al-Qaeda linked group established in Syria, declares multiple parties as enemies - Fort Russ". Fort Russ. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (JAFBS)". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. 1 2 "New Branch Of Al-Qaeda Appears In Syria's Idlib Province". South Front. 13 October 2017.
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180915141901/https://syria.liveuamap.com/pics/2017/10/09/21548658_0.jpg. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 1 2 "Charter" (PDF). azelin.files.wordpress.com. 2017.
  8. ↑ Dettmer, Jamie. "Turkey Deploys More Forces in Northern Syria". VOA News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
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