Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham is 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.[3] The group was reportedly led by the son of al-Qaeda's founder Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden.[1]

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham
LeadersHamza bin Laden (allegedly)[1]
Abu Julaybib[2]
Dates of operation9 October 2017–November 2017
Group(s)Former Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Jabhat al-Nusra, and ISIL elements[3]
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[4][5]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

Background

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.[5] 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] The group also reportedly had a large number of veteran al-Qaeda fighters from the Arabian Peninsula and South Asia.[7]

After the group's formation, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham arrested the group's leadership in November 2017, as well as Sami al-Oraydi who left HTS, whom 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 the Guardians of Religion Organization led by several HTS defectors and al-Qaeda loyalists including Sami al-Oraydi.[8]

See also

References
  1. Ghoraba, Hany (24 October 2017). "Can Bin Laden Heir Salvage Jihad in Syria?". The Investigative Project on Terrorism. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. "New Al-Qaeda linked group established in Syria, declares multiple parties as enemies - Fort Russ". Fort Russ. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  3. Saeed Abdul Razek; Paula Astih (10 October 2017). "ISIS Attacks Al-Nusra in Syria's Southern Idlib". Asharq al-Awsat. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. 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)
  5. "Charter" (PDF). azelin.files.wordpress.com. 2017.
  6. "Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (JAFBS)". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. Dettmer, Jamie. "Turkey Deploys More Forces in Northern Syria". VOA News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018.
  8. https://news.siteintelgroup.com/blog/index.php/categories/jihad/entry/434-has-al-qaeda-replanted-its-flag-in-syria-1
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