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The '''Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance''' ({{lang-ar|{{script/Arabic|تحالف المهاجرين والأنصار}}}}, Alliance of [[Muhajirun|Emigrants]] and [[Ansar (Islam)|Helpers]]) was an alliance of [[Salafi jihadism|Salafi jihadist]] groups that have been active during the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref name=Carnegie/> {{Update inline|reason=Are they still around?|?=yes|date=July 2016}} The groups involved are: [[Jund al-Aqsa]] (former), [[Liwaa al-Umma]], the Omar Brigade and the [[Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib, Syria)|Haqq Brigade in Idlib]].<ref name=Carnegie/> Two prominent members of the alliance, Jund al-Aqsa and Haqq Brigade in Idlib, became part of the [[Army of Conquest]] operations room in 2015, entering into a strategic relationship with [[al-Nusra Front]]. Jund al-Aqsa later left the Army of Conquest.
The '''Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance''' ({{langx|ar|{{script/Arabic|تحالف المهاجرين والأنصار}}}}, Alliance of [[Muhajirun|Emigrants]] and [[Ansar (Islam)|Helpers]]) was an alliance of [[Salafi jihadism|Salafi jihadist]] groups that were active during the [[Syrian Civil War]].<ref name=Carnegie/> The groups involved were: [[Jund al-Aqsa]] (former), [[Liwaa al-Umma]], the Omar Brigade and the [[Liwa al-Haqq (Idlib, Syria)|Haqq Brigade in Idlib]].<ref name=Carnegie/> Two prominent members of the alliance, Jund al-Aqsa and Haqq Brigade in Idlib, became part of the [[Army of Conquest]] operations room in 2015, entering into a strategic relationship with [[al-Nusra Front]]. Jund al-Aqsa later left the Army of Conquest.


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 03:15, 7 January 2025

Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance
تحالف المهاجرين والأنصار
Dates of operationJanuary 2014 – 2015
Active regionsHama Governorate, Syria[1]
Idlib Governorate, Syria[2]
IdeologySalafi jihadism[2]
Size7,000
Allies al-Nusra Front
Free Syrian Army
Opponents Syria
 Iran
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance (Arabic: تحالف المهاجرين والأنصار, Alliance of Emigrants and Helpers) was an alliance of Salafi jihadist groups that were active during the Syrian Civil War.[2] The groups involved were: Jund al-Aqsa (former), Liwaa al-Umma, the Omar Brigade and the Haqq Brigade in Idlib.[2] Two prominent members of the alliance, Jund al-Aqsa and Haqq Brigade in Idlib, became part of the Army of Conquest operations room in 2015, entering into a strategic relationship with al-Nusra Front. Jund al-Aqsa later left the Army of Conquest.

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  1. ^ "The new face of the Syrian rebellion". The Arab Chronicle. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Other Syrian Peace Process". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.