Ansar al-Sham

Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham
Supporters of the Levant Brigades^[1]
Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham; Supporters of the Levant Brigades
Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام
	; Ansar al-Sham Logo; ; Flag of Ansar al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Omar al-Jamil; (overall leader); Abu Musa al-Shishani; (military commander)
Dates of operation	September 2012 – present
Group(s)	al-Zahir Baybars Battalion
Headquarters	Jabal al-Akrad, Latakia Governorate
Active regions	Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Salafism;
Size	2,500 (March 2014)
Part of	Syrian Islamic Front; Islamic Front; Jaysh al-Islam (December 2016–January 2017, branch part of Ahrar al-Sham since January 2017); Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; (February 2017–August 2018)
Allies	Free Syrian Army; Junud al-Sham; Jund al-Aqsa; Sham Legion; Ajnad al-Kavkaz; Ajnad ash-Sham; Jaysh al-Sunna; Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria; al-Nusra Front; Suqour al-Ezz; Katibat al-Muhajireen
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria; Russia; Iran; Hezbollah; Syrian Resistance; Syrian Social Nationalist Party;
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2013 Latakia offensive; 2014 Latakia offensive; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; 2015 Idlib offensive Battle of Idlib (2015); ; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015); 2015–16 Latakia offensive; 2016 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present);

Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham (Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام, Supporters of the Levant Brigades) is an armed Sunni Islamist rebel group active in the Syrian Civil War, mainly fighting against Syrian government forces.^[6]

^ ^a ^b Lina Sinjab (17 October 2013). "Guide to the Syrian rebels". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Isabel Nassief; Charlie Caris (10 April 2014). "Rebels Reopen the Latakia Front". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Tam Hussein (24 March 2014). "The Ansar al-Sham Battalions". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
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^ ^a ^b Valerie Szybala (22 November 2013). "A Power Move by Syria's Rebel Forces". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
^ "استجابة للمطالب الشعبية.. "أنصار الشام" تندمج بـ"جيش الإسلام" - شبكة بلدي الإعلامية". Baladi News Network. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
^ "New statement from Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām: "Katā'ib Anṣār al-Shām Joins Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām"". Jihadology. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b Karen Leigh (5 August 2013). "Decoder: The Battle for Latakia Begins". Syria Deeply. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
^ "Syrie: combats féroces autour d'un point de passage avec la Turquie". AFP. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[BBC17Oct-1] Lina Sinjab (17 October 2013). "Guide to the Syrian rebels". BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[2] Image ytimg.com

[isw10april-3] Isabel Nassief; Charlie Caris (10 April 2014). "Rebels Reopen the Latakia Front". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[ceip24March14-4] Tam Hussein (24 March 2014). "The Ansar al-Sham Battalions". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Retrieved 7 January 2025.

[relation-5] Cite error: The named reference relation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[ISW22Nov-6] Valerie Szybala (22 November 2013). "A Power Move by Syria's Rebel Forces". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 9 January 2025.

[joinJaI-7] "استجابة للمطالب الشعبية.. "أنصار الشام" تندمج بـ"جيش الإسلام" - شبكة بلدي الإعلامية". Baladi News Network. 15 December 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2016.

[joinHTS-8] "New statement from Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām: "Katā'ib Anṣār al-Shām Joins Hayy'at Taḥrīr al-Shām"". Jihadology. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[sd5aug-9] Karen Leigh (5 August 2013). "Decoder: The Battle for Latakia Begins". Syria Deeply. Archived from the original on 17 February 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[10] "Syrie: combats féroces autour d'un point de passage avec la Turquie". AFP. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

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Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham Supporters of the Levant Brigades^[1]
Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام
Ansar al-Sham Logo Flag of Ansar al-Sham^[2]
Leaders	Abu Omar al-Jamil (overall leader) Abu Musa al-Shishani (military commander)^[3]
Dates of operation	September 2012^[3] – present
Group(s)	al-Zahir Baybars Battalion^[4]
Headquarters	Jabal al-Akrad, Latakia Governorate^[4]
Active regions	Latakia Governorate^[5] Idlib Governorate^[1]
Ideology	Sunni Islamism^[6] Salafism^[4]
Size	2,500^[4] (March 2014)
Part of	Syrian Islamic Front Islamic Front Jaysh al-Islam^[7] (December 2016–January 2017, branch part of Ahrar al-Sham since January 2017) Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (February 2017–August 2018)^[8]
Allies	Free Syrian Army Junud al-Sham Jund al-Aqsa Sham Legion Ajnad al-Kavkaz Ajnad ash-Sham Jaysh al-Sunna Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria al-Nusra Front^[3] Suqour al-Ezz Katibat al-Muhajireen^[9]
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria Russia Iran Hezbollah Syrian Resistance Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War 2013 Latakia offensive^[9] 2014 Latakia offensive^[10] Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War 2015 Idlib offensive Battle of Idlib (2015) Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015) Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015) 2015–16 Latakia offensive 2016 Latakia offensive Northwestern Syria offensive (April 2019–present)

Ansar al-Sham

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