Ansar Fighters Brigade
| Ansar Fighters Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Arabic: Liwa’ al-Muqatilin al-Ansar[1] | |
| Leaders | Abu al-Malik al-Talli[1] |
| Dates of operation | approx. early 2020[2] –? |
| Active regions | |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadism |
| Part of | So Be Steadfast Operations Room[3] |
| Opponents |  Syrian Arab Armed Forces Iran HezbollahHay'at Tahrir al-Sham[4] |
| Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
The Ansar Fighters Brigade[4] (Arabic: Liwa’ al-Muqatilin al-Ansar)[1] is a Salafist jihadist group in Idlib Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war.
The head of the group, Abu al-Malik al-Talli, left HTS in April 2020 in protest following a deal between Turkey and Russia that halted the Northwestern Syria offensive (December 2019 – March 2020).[4]
al-Talli was arrested by HTS on 22 June 2020[2] and was released later in the year.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Aaron Y. Zelin (9 September 2020). "Living Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain: The Case of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Striving for Hegemony: The HTS Crackdown on al-Qaida and Friends in Northwest Syria". Jihadica. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b Sirwan Kajjo (15 June 2020). "Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New 'Operations Room'". Voice of America. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d Harun al-Aswad (27 June 2020). "Civil war within civil war: HTS battles rival militants, defectors in Syria's Idlib". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Ali Darwish (30 September 2021). "Conflicts of interest prevent HTS top leaders' assassination". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
