Back جيش المهاجرين والأنصار Arabic جيش المهاجرين و الانصار ARZ Ceyş əl-Mühacirin vəl-Ənsar Azerbaijani Dschaisch al-Muhadschirin wal-Ansar German Jaish al-Muyahidín wal-Ansar Spanish ارتش انصار و مجاهدین Persian Jaych al-Mouhajirine wal-Ansar French Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar ID Dżajsz al-Muhadżirin wa-al-Ansar Polish Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Portuguese

Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar

Not to be confused with the FSA group Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar or Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance.
Army of Emigrants and Supporters
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
(Arabic: لواء المهاجرون والأنصار)
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
(جيش المهاجرين والأنصار)
Leaders
Dates of operationSummer 2012[6] – present
Group(s)Green Battalion
Active regionsNorthwestern Syria
IdeologySalafi jihadism
Islamic fundamentalism
Size≈750 fighters (September 2015)[7]
Part ofFormer:
Allies

Former:

Opponents Syria
 Iran
 Russia
 United States
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Muhajireen Battalion (Katibat al-Muhajireen)

Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (LMA, Arabic: لواء المهاجرون والأنصار), Brigade of Emigrants and Supporters or literally Banner of the Emigrants and Supporters), also known as Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JMA or JAMWA, Arabic: جيش المهاجرين والأنصار, Army of Emigrants and Supporters), formerly the Muhajireen Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة المهاجرين, Katibat al-Muhajireen), is a Salafi jihadist group consisting of both Arabic-speaking fighters and fighters from the North Caucasus that has been active in the Syrian Civil War against the Syrian government.[17] The group was briefly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2013,[4] but after changes in leadership, it took an increasingly hostile stance against it.[18] In September 2015, JMA pledged allegiance to the al-Nusra Front.

The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain,[19] Canada[20], Malaysia[21] and the United States.[22] However, analyst Joanna Paraszczuk has argued that the charges of kidnapping and attacking civilians indicated by the US State Department were unproven; and that the sanctions will have no practical effect.[23]

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  9. ^ "Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar Capture Claimed "Assad Spies" In Aleppo". From Chechnya To Syria. 10 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
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  12. ^ "Aleppo: Syria's Stalingrad?". National Interest. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
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  14. ^ Barnard, Anne; Saad, Hwaida (5 August 2013). "Rebels Gain Control of Government Air Base in Syria". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Chechen al Qaeda commander, popular Saudi cleric, and an Ahrar al Sham leader spotted on front lines in Latakia". Long War Journal. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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  17. ^ Vatchagaev, Mairbek (10 July 2015). "Chechen Ousted as Amir of Jaish al-Muhadjireen wal-Ansar Rebel Group in Syria". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  18. ^ Joscelyn, Thomas (20 July 2015). "Officials from Al Nusrah Front, Ahrar al Sham vow to continue fight against Islamic State". Long War Journal. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  19. ^ "Bahrain Terrorist List (individuals – entities)". www.mofa.gov.bh.
  20. ^ "Currently listed entities". Public Safety Canada. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  21. ^ http://www.moha.gov.my/images/maklumat_bahagian/KK/kdndomestic.pdf Archived 2022-10-09 at Ghost Archive [bare URL PDF]
  22. ^ "Designations of Foreign Terrorist Fighters". US Department of State. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 21 January 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  23. ^ "US Designates Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar as a Foreign Terrorist Fighters". From Chechnya To Syria. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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