Jund al-Aqsa

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Jund al-Aqsa
جند الأقصى
Participant in the Syrian Civil War and
the War on Terror[1]
Flag of Jund al-Aqsa.svg
Flag of Jund al-Aqsa
Jund al-Aqsa flag.jpeg
Emblem of Jund al-Aqsa
Active January 2014–present
Ideology Salafist jihadism[2]
Leaders Abu Abdulaziz al-Qatari[3] †
Abu Musab al-Ansari †
Said Arif †[1]
Headquarters Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria (March 2015–present)[1]
Area of operations Hama Governorate, Syria
Idlib Governorate, Syria[4]
Aleppo Governorate, Syria[5]
Strength 1,000+ (Before split with Al-Nusra Front)[5]
600 (After split with Al-Nusra Front)[6]
Part of
Allies
Opponents State Opponents

Non-State Opponents
Battles and wars

Jund al-Aqsa (Arabic: جند الأقصى‎‎, Soldiers of al-Aqsa) is an Islamist rebel group that has been active during the Syrian Civil War.[4] Formerly known as Sarayat Al-Quds, the group was founded by Abu Abdul 'Aziz al-Qatari as a subunit within the al-Nusra Front.[5] The group later became independent after disagreeing with Nusra's rapid recruitment drive and its feud with the Free Syrian Army.[5]

In early 2014, the group was reportedly composed of mostly non-Syrian Arab fighters.[16] By the end of the year, it had reportedly become a Syrian-majority group, partly because of defections from other Syrian rebel groups.[5]

Jund al-Aqsa is part of the Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance.[4]

On the 23 October 2015, Jund al-Aqsa left the Army of Conquest because of its opposition to the other groups considering the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant an enemy.[17] On 17 February 2016, over 400 fighters and senior leaders of Jund al-Aqsa defected to al-Nusra Front.[6][18]

In the 2016 Khanasir offensive, Jund al-Aqsa and ISIL temporarily cut off the Syrian government's supply route to Aleppo, sharing war booty captured from Syrian forces before retreating.

See also

References

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  8. ↑ https://twitter.com/IvanSidorenko1/status/721936076928114689
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/Rd_Almzalm
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/rd.almzalm/
  11. ↑ https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/field-report-islamist-rebels-attack-syrian-army-hama-map-update/
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