Ahrar al-Sham

Ahrar al-Sham (Arabic: اَهَرَاَرْ اَلْشَاْمْ) is a Sunni Islamist jihadist group based in Syria with multiple sub groups to fight against the government of Syria and fight against Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian Civil War.^[1] The group's goals is to form a Islamic state based on Sharia law.^[2] The group was originally a part of the Syrian Islamic Front from 2013-2016 but later split due to the group becoming defunct.^[3] The group has alleged ties to Jabhat Al-Nusra and Al-Qaeda.^[4] The group pledged allegiance to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham on the 8th of November 2021 but decided to remain a seperate group from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham to prevent Ahrar al-Sham being designated a terrorist group.^[5]

1. ↑ O'Bagy, Elizabeth (2012). Middle East Security Report: Jihad in Syria (PDF). Vol. 6. Washington, DC. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
2. ↑ "Ahrar al-Sham". Mapping Militant Organizations. Stanford University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
3. ↑ "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
4. ↑ "Syrian Islamists reach out to the U.S., but serious issues remain". Brookings. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
5. ↑ "Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Controls Jund Allah Jihadi Group Amid Reports That Ahrar Al-Sham Pledged Allegiance To HTS". MEMRI. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-20.