Jabhat Ansar al-Islam
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Not to be confused with Ansaru.
For other uses, see Ansar ul Islam (disambiguation).
Jabhat Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: جبهة أنصار الإسلام; Supporters of Islam Front), originally formed as Tajamu' Ansar al-Islam (Arabic: تجمع أنصار الإسلام; Assembly of the Supporters of Islam) in August 2012, is an independent Sunni Islamist Syrian rebel group active in the Quneitra and Daraa Governorates.
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Group(s) | Jabhat Ansar al-Islam:[5]
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Ideology | Sunni Islamism[2][6] |
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Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
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Jabhat Ansar al-Islam is among dozens of Syrian rebel groups that have in the past been supplied with US-made BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missiles and Soviet-made 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS with US approval.[8]