| Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad | |
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| Uzbek: Tavhid va jihod katibasi Kyrgyz: Катибат аль-Таухид ва аль-жихад Arabic: كتاب التوحيد والجهاد | |
| Founder | Sirojiddin Mukhtarov †[1] (nom de guerre: Abu Salah al-Uzbeki)[2] |
| Leader | Ilmurad Khikmatov[3] |
| Dates of operation | 2014–present |
| Country |  Syria |
| Allegiance | |
| Ideology | |
| Size | 80-100 in Afghanistan (UN report)[citation needed]
200-500 in Syria[citation needed] |
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| Opponents | |
| Battles and wars | War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) |
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Katibat al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (Uzbek: Tavhid va jihod katibasi, Kyrgyz: Катибат аль-Таухид ва аль-жихад, romanized: Katibat al'-Taukhid va al'-zhikhad, Arabic: كتائب التوحيد والجهاد, romanized: Kitā'ib al-tawḥīd wa-al-jihād) is an Uzbek/Kyrgyz jihadist militant organization based in Syria.
- ^ "Terrorist group's leader, native of Kyrgyzstan, killed by Russian forces in Syria". GFATF. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Will Christou; Walid Al Nofal (25 June 2020). "Infighting between extremist opposition groups reveals tension with HTS rule in Idlib". Syria Direct. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ غاروفالو, دانيلي (4 May 2022). "كيف أحدثت الحرب الروسية على أوكرانيا انقساماً في أوساط الجهاديين؟". أخبار الآن (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ ""Катибат аль-Таухид ва аль-жихад"- "Аль-Каиданын" Борбор Азиядагы идеялык мураскору". BBC News (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Борбор азиялык жихадчылар "Аль-Каидага" ант беришти". BBC News (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "The Transformation of Central Asian Jihadists in Syria". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Merlo, Mike (30 September 2015). "Uzbek group pledges allegiance to Al Nusrah Front". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Zenn, Jacob (29 May 2015). "Al-Qaeda-Aligned Central Asian Militants in Syria Separate from Islamic State-Aligned IMU in Afghanistan". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 1 January 2025.