Ansar al-Tawhid (Syria)

Ansar al-Tawhid (Supporters of Monotheism) are a militant group in the Syrian civil war. The group is mostly made up of former Jund al-Aqsa members and the group was allied with Al-Qaeda until May 2020.[12][13] The group shows sympathy to HTS and Daesh with some of their members being former members of Daesh.[14][15][16]

Ansar al-Tawhid
أنصار التوحيد
Participant in the Syrian Civil War
Flag of Ansar al-Tawhid
Flag of Ansar al-Tawhid
IdeologySalafist jihadism
Group(s)Ghuraba Division[1]
LeaderAbu Diyab Sarmin[2]
Khamza Al-Shishani  [3]
Area of operationsSyria
Part ofAlliance to Support Islam[4] (until 2020)[5]
WaHaridFlag.png Rouse the Believers Operations Room[6] (until 2020)[5]
Split fromFlag of Jund al-Aqsa.svg Jund al-Aqsa[7]
AlliesGuardians Of Religion INFOBOX flag.png Guardians of Religion Organization[8] (until May 2020)[5][9]
Free Syrian Army Jaysh al-Izza[10]
Flag of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria.svg Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Flag of Ansar al-Islam.svg Ansar al-Islam
Emblem of the Ansar al-Deen Front.svg Ansar al-Din Front
Opponent(s) Syria[11]
 Russia
 Iran
InfoboxHez.PNG Hezbollah
Seal of Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.svg CJTF-OIR
Battles and war(s)Syrian civil war

References

  1. "Syrian Civil War factions". Google Docs.
  2. "Details on 'Ansar Al-Tawhid', a recently established military faction in Idlib province". Aleppo 24. 10 May 2018. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. "High ranking Chechen jihadist killed by Syrian Army in northern Hama". Al Masdar News. 4 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. Joško Barić (29 April 2018). "Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018". Syrian War Daily. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (3 May 2020). "Ansar al-Tawheed Statement on Independent Status: Translation and Analysis". Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. "Military groups calling themselves "the finest factions of the Levant" form joint operations room". Syria Call. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  7. "A New Branch of Al-Qaeda Emerges in Syria". Kyle Orton's Blog. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. "Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018". Syrian War Daily. 29 April 2018. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (10 June 2020). "Why Ansar al-Tawheed Ended its Alliance with Hurras al-Din".
  10. "After military operation for it, violent attack by Horas Al-Din and Ansar Al-Tawheed and Jaysh Al-Izza in northern Hama and heavy aerial and ground shelling target the area". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  11. "Today, Ansar al-Tawhid (ex Jund al Aqsa) shelled SAA positions in Fuah and Kafraiya villages (near Idlib)". Syria Live UA Map. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (10 June 2020). "Why Ansar al-Tawheed Ended its Alliance with Hurras al-Din". Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  13. Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2020-05-03). "Ansar al-Tawheed Statement on Independent Status: Translation and Analysis". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  14. "Syria: Casualties in Two Attacks by the International Coalition against Extremist Groups in Idlib and Aleppo". 29 October 2019.
  15. Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (17 February 2020). "Hurras al-Din: Relations with Other Factions and Internal Dynamics (Interview)". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi.
  16. "Syrie: Ansar al-Tawhid, l'autre groupe djihadiste affilié à al-Qaïda". FranceSoir. 5 April 2019.