Kurdish Islamic Front | |
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Participant in the Syrian civil war | |
Active | ?–8 December 2014 |
Ideology | Salafism |
Leaders | Abu Abdullah al-Kurdi |
Strength | Unknown |
Part of | Islamic Front (formerly) |
Became | Ahrar ash-Sham |
Allies |
Ahrar ash-Sham Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (formerly) Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade (formerly) Al-Nusra Front (formerly) Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union (formerly) Army of Mujahedeen (formerly) Alwiya al-Furqan (formerly) Sham Legion (formerly) |
Opponents |
Syrian Armed Forces People's Protection Units Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Kurdish Islamic Front was a small armed Islamist insurgent group founded by Sunni Arab Islamists of Ahrar ash-Sham. It fought during the Syrian Civil War and was opposed to Syrian Kurds who wanted an independent state. Its spokesperson was Salaheddin al-Kurdi. It merged into the Ahrar ash-Sham group in December 2014.