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Jund al-Aqsa

Jund al-Aqsa (Arabic: جند الأقصى; Liwa al-Aqsa after early 2017)[17][18] was a Sunni Islamist jihadist militant group that fought in the Syrian Civil War.[10] 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.[11] It later broke away from the Al-Nusra Front due to fighting with Daesh and became an independent group.[11] On the 20th of September 2016, the United States called Jund al-Aqsa a terrorist group.[19] The group decided to rejoin the Al-Nusra Front which was now called Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) in October 2016.[6] However, JFS decided to remove Jund al-Aqsa from Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.[20][21]

Jund al-Aqsa
جند الأقصى
Participant in the Syrian Civil War and
Operation Inherent Resolve[1]
Flag of Jund al-Aqsa
Emblem of Jund al-Aqsa
ActiveJanuary 2014 – 22 February 2017
IdeologySalafist jihadism[2]
Group(s)Ansar ut-Turkistan (formerly)[3]
Leaders
Headquarters
Area of operationsHama Governorate, Syria
Idlib Governorate, Syria[10]
Aleppo Governorate, Syria[11]
Part of
Preceded bySarayat al-Quds (part of al-Nusra Front)
Succeeded by Islamic State (Majority joined in February 2017)
Flag of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria.svg Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria (some factions joined in February 2017)
Flag of Jihad.svg Guardians of Religion (some factions joined in April 2018)[13][better source needed]
Flag of Jihad.svg Ansar al-Tawhid (formed by some factions in march 2018)[14]
Allies Islamic State
Flag of the Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria.svg Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria
Logo of Jaysh al-Sunna.png Jaysh al-Sunna[15][better source needed]
Opponent(s)State opponents

Non-State Opponents

Battles and war(s)Syrian Civil War

Military intervention against ISIL

Other websites

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 An internal struggle: Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate is grappling with its identity. Brookings Institution (31 May 2015). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ↑ The new face of the Syrian rebellion (5 March 2014)The Arab Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ↑ ضمانات أمريكية لتركيا بالتوقف عن تسليح أكراد سوريا. جريدة الدستور الاردنية.
  4. ↑ Arterbury, John. Striving for "the Grandest Epics": Forecasting the Future of Jund al-Aqsa. Bellingcat (2 May 2016). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. ↑ ISIL Commanders Killed in Syria, Iraq (7 January 2014)Fars News. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Jund al-Aqsa Swears Allegiance to Former Al-Qaeda Affiliate. Enab Baladi (10 October 2016).
  7. ↑ Details on 'Ansar Al-Tawhid', a recently established military faction in Idlib province. Aleppo 24 (10 May 2018). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Search for the dead begins in Idlib after Islamic State-linked brigade leaves for Raqqa (22 February 2017)Syria Direct. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Relatives of executed rebels speak out: 'The regime hasn't even done what Liwa al-Aqsa did to us'. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 The Other Syrian Peace Process (27 January 2014)Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Why Did Jund Al-Aqsa Join Nusra Front in Taking Out 'Moderate' Rebels in Idlib? (6 November 2014)Huffington Post. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Reports: Al-Nusra Front leaves Jaish al-Fatah coalition in Syria. Middle East Eye (30 October 2015).
  13. ↑ Joško Barić. Syrian War Daily – 29th of April 2018. Syrian War Daily (29 April 2018). Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Dissidents of "al-Aqsa Soldiers" form the "supporters of Tawheed" in Idlib - my media network. Baladi News Network (9 March 2018). Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  15. ↑ ‫تحرير معسكر المسطومة بالكامل 19-5-2015 (19 May 2015)YouTube. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  16. ↑ Rebels launch full-on assault of Idlib citySyria Direct. Retrieved 25 March 2015., Syria Direct
  17. ↑ FNA. Jund al-Aqsa executes hundred members of rival groups in Idlib (15 February 2017)ABNA24. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  18. ↑ Search for the dead begins in Idlib after Islamic State-linked brigade leaves for Raqqa (22 February 2017)Syria Direct. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  19. ↑ State Department Terrorist Designation of Jund al-Aqsa. U.S. Department of State (20 September 2016). Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  20. ↑ Nawar Oliver on TwitterTwitter.
  21. ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad. Jabhat Fatah al-Sham removes Jund al-Aqsa from its ranks. Jihad Intel (23 January 2017). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
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