Ansar al-Tawhid | |
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أنصار التوحيد | |
Flag of Ansar al-Tawhid Logo of Ansar al-Tawhid | |
Leader | Abu Diyab Sarmin[1] Khamza Al-Shishani †[2] |
Split from | Jund al-Aqsa[3] |
Group(s) | Ghuraba Division[4] |
Active regions | Syria |
Ideology | Salafist jihadism |
Size | 300[5]-1,000[6] |
Part of | Alliance to Support Islam[7] (until 2020)[8] Rouse the Believers Operations Room[9] (until 2020)[8] |
Allies | Hurras al-Din[10] (until May 2020)[8][11] Jaysh al-Izza[12] Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria Ansar al-Islam Ansar al-Din Front |
Opponents | Syria[13] Russia Iran Hezbollah CJTF-OIR |
Battles and wars | Syrian civil war |
Ansar al-Tawhid (Arabic: أنصار التوحيد, lit. 'Supporters of monotheism') is an armed Islamist group fighting in the Syrian Civil War. The group is made up of former Jund al-Aqsa members.[3] It was allied with Al-Qaeda and part of the Hurras al-Din-led Rouse the Believers Operations Room until May 2020, when it announced its departure from the coalition.[8][14]