Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham
جماعة أنصار الفرقان في بلاد الشام
LeadersHamza bin Laden † (allegedly)[1][unreliable source?]
Abu Julaybib †[2][3][4][unreliable source?]
Dates of operation9 October 2017–November 2017
Group(s)Former Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, Jabhat al-Nusra, and ISIL elements[5]
IdeologyIslamism Anti-communism
Allies al-Qaeda
Opponents Georgia
 Turkey
Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army[2]
Hayat Tahrir al-Sham
 Russia
 Syria
 United States
 United Kingdom
Shiite Militias[6][7]
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War
Preceded by
Taliban Shamya[8]

Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (Arabic: جماعة أنصار الفرقان في بلاد الشام; lit. "Supporters of the Criterion in the Levant") was an armed jihadist group that was active in Syria which was established in the fall of 2017 by former members of Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar.[5] The group was reportedly led by the son of al-Qaeda's founder Osama bin Laden, Hamza bin Laden.[1][9]

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  3. ^ Adam (28 December 2018). "Syria-based AQ-affiliated Official Abu Julaybib Reportedly Killed". SITE Enterprise. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (January 2019). "Hurras al-Din's Statement of Condolences for Abu Julaybib and Companions: Translation and Analysis". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Saeed Abdul Razek; Paula Astih (10 October 2017). "ISIS Attacks Al-Nusra in Syria's Southern Idlib". Asharq al-Awsat. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180915141901/https://syria.liveuamap.com/pics/2017/10/09/21548658_0.jpg. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Charter" (PDF). azelin.files.wordpress.com. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  8. ^ "Jama'at Ansar al-Furqan in Bilad al Sham (JAFBS)". Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Siria: guerra ganada, guerra inacabada". Instituto de Estudios Sobre Conflictos y Acción Humanitaria. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2022-12-27.