Jund al-Aqsa
| Jund al-Aqsa | |
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| جند الأقصى Participant in the Syrian Civil War and the War on Terror[1] |
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 Flag of Jund al-Aqsa  Emblem of Jund al-Aqsa |
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| Active | January 2014–present |
| Ideology | Salafist jihadism[2] |
| Leaders | Abu Abdulaziz al-Qatari[3] † Abu Musab al-Ansari † Said Arif †[1] |
| Headquarters | Idlib, Idlib Governorate, Syria (March 2015–present)[1] |
| Area of operations | Hama Governorate, Syria Idlib Governorate, Syria[4] Aleppo Governorate, Syria[5] |
| Strength | 1,000+ (Before split with Al-Nusra Front)[5] 600 (After split with Al-Nusra Front)[6] |
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| Opponents | State Opponents
Non-State Opponents |
| Battles and wars | |
Jund al-Aqsa (Arabic: جند الأقصى, Soldiers of al-Aqsa) is an Islamist rebel group that has been active during the Syrian Civil War.[4] Formerly known as Sarayat Al-Quds, the group was founded by Abu Abdul 'Aziz al-Qatari as a subunit within the al-Nusra Front.[5] The group later became independent after disagreeing with Nusra's rapid recruitment drive and its feud with the Free Syrian Army.[5]
In early 2014, the group was reportedly composed of mostly non-Syrian Arab fighters.[16] By the end of the year, it had reportedly become a Syrian-majority group, partly because of defections from other Syrian rebel groups.[5]
Jund al-Aqsa is part of the Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance.[4]
On the 23 October 2015, Jund al-Aqsa left the Army of Conquest because of its opposition to the other groups considering the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant an enemy.[17] On 17 February 2016, over 400 fighters and senior leaders of Jund al-Aqsa defected to al-Nusra Front.[6][18]
In the 2016 Khanasir offensive, Jund al-Aqsa and ISIL temporarily cut off the Syrian government's supply route to Aleppo, sharing war booty captured from Syrian forces before retreating.
See also
References
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