Jund al-Aqsa

Jund al-Aqsa
جند الأقصى
Leaders
  • Abu Dhar al-Najdi al-Harethi[1]
  • Abu Abdul Aziz al-Qatari †[2]
    Abu Musab al-Ansari †
    Said Arif †[3]
  • Abu Diab al-Sarmini[4] (formerly)[5]
Dates of operationJanuary 2014 – 22 February 2017
Group(s)Ansar ut-Turkistan (formerly)[6]
Headquarters
Active regionsHama Governorate, Syria
Idlib Governorate, Syria[9]
Aleppo Governorate, Syria[10]
IdeologySalafist jihadism[11]
Size
Part of
Allies Islamic State
Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Jaysh al-Sunna[17]
OpponentsState opponents

Non-State Opponents

Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
  • Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War
  • 2014 Hama offensive
  • 2014 Idlib offensive
  • Al-Nusra Front–SRF/Hazzm Movement conflict
  • Second Battle of Idlib[18]
  • Insurgency in Idlib
  • 2015 Hama offensive
  • 2016 Khanasir offensive
  • 2016 Hama offensive
  • October 2016 Idlib Governorate clashes
  • Idlib Governorate clashes (2017)

Military intervention against ISIL

  • American-led intervention in Syria
  • Russian military intervention in Syria
Jund al-Aqsa militants during an offensive against the Syrian government in September 2015

Jund al-Aqsa (Arabic: جند الأقصى; Liwa al-Aqsa after early 2017)[21][22] was a Sunni Islamist jihadist militant group that fought in the Syrian Civil War.[9] It used to be called Sarayat al-Quds and it was founded by Abu Abdulaziz al Qatari as a unit within the Al-Nusra Front.[10] It later broke away from the Al-Nusra Front due to fighting with Daesh and became an independent group.[10] On the 20th of September 2016, the United States called Jund al-Aqsa a terrorist group.[23] The group decided to rejoin the Al-Nusra Front which was now called Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) in October 2016.[4] However, JFS decided to remove Jund al-Aqsa from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.[24][25]

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ Arterbury, John (2 May 2016). "Striving for "the Grandest Epics": Forecasting the Future of Jund al-Aqsa". Bellingcat. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "ISIL Commanders Killed in Syria, Iraq". Fars News. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "An internal struggle: Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate is grappling with its identity". Brookings Institution. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Jund al-Aqsa Swears Allegiance to Former Al-Qaeda Affiliate". Enab Baladi. 10 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Details on 'Ansar Al-Tawhid', a recently established military faction in Idlib province". Aleppo 24. 10 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "ضمانات أمريكية لتركيا بالتوقف عن تسليح أكراد سوريا". جريدة الدستور الاردنية.
  7. 1 2 "Search for the dead begins in Idlib after Islamic State-linked brigade leaves for Raqqa". Syria Direct. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Relatives of executed rebels speak out: 'The regime hasn't even done what Liwa al-Aqsa did to us'". Archived from the original on 23 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Why Did Jund Al-Aqsa Join Nusra Front in Taking Out 'Moderate' Rebels in Idlib?". Huffington Post. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "Jund al Aqsa leaders join Al Nusrah Front". The Long War Journal. 17 February 2016.
  13. ↑ al-Omar, Saleem (13 October 2016). "Islamist Groups Ahrar al-Sham and Jund al-Aqsa Go to War". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  14. 1 2 "Source: hundreds of fighters to leave their factions (Jund al-Aqsa) within two month". All4Syria. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  15. ↑ Charkatli, Izat (23 February 2017). "Over 2,000 radical rebels defect to ISIS following intra-rebel deal". Al-Masdar. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "Reports: Al-Nusra Front leaves Jaish al-Fatah coalition in Syria". Middle East Eye. 30 October 2015.
  17. ↑ "‫تحرير معسكر المسطومة بالكامل 19-5-2015". YouTube. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "Rebels launch full-on assault of Idlib city". Syria Direct. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015., Syria Direct
  19. ↑ Joško Barić (29 April 2018). "Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018". Syrian War Daily. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Dissidents of "al-Aqsa Soldiers" form the "supporters of Tawheed" in Idlib - my media network". Baladi News Network. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  21. ↑ FNA (15 February 2017). "Jund al-Aqsa executes hundred members of rival groups in Idlib". ABNA24. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Search for the dead begins in Idlib after Islamic State-linked brigade leaves for Raqqa". Syria Direct. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "State Department Terrorist Designation of Jund al-Aqsa". U.S. Department of State. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  24. ↑ "Nawar Oliver on Twitter". Twitter.
  25. ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (23 January 2017). "Jabhat Fatah al-Sham removes Jund al-Aqsa from its ranks". Jihad Intel. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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