Jabhat Ansar al-Islam
| Jabhat Ansar al-Islam | |
|---|---|
| Participant in the Syrian Civil War | |
| Ideology | Sunni Islamism |
| Leaders | Abu Muhammad al-Jolani |
| Area of operations |
Quneitra Governorate Daraa Governorate |
| Part of | Syrian Revolutionary Command Council |
| Allies | |
| Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces National Defense Force Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles and wars | |
The Jabhat Ansar al-Islam (Partisans of Islam Front) is an independent Sunni Islamist Syrian rebel group active in the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates.
The Jabhat Ansar al-Islam group is reportedly among dozens of Syrian rebel groups that have in the past been supplied with US-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles and 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS with US approval.
On 6 April 2017, clashes erupted between Jabhat Ansar al-Islam and the Syrian Revolutionaries Front in the northern Quneitra countryside, which resulted in 7 rebels being killed. Government forces shelled the area on the same day, which resulted in a ceasefire between the two rebel groups.
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