Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance | |
War: | Syrian Civil War |
Active: | January 2014 – 2015 |
Ideology: | Salafi jihadism[1] |
Area: | Hama Governorate, Syria[2] Idlib Governorate, Syria |
Size: | 7,000 |
Allies: | al-Nusra Front Free Syrian Army |
Opponents: | |
Battles: | Syrian Civil War |
The Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance (Arabic: {{script/Arabic|تحالف المهاجرين والأنصار, Alliance of Emigrants and Helpers) is an alliance of Salafi jihadist groups that have been active during the Syrian Civil War.[1] The groups involved are: Jund al-Aqsa (former), Liwaa al-Umma, the Omar Brigade and the Haqq Brigade in Idlib.[1] Two prominent members of the alliance, Jund al-Aqsa and Haqq Brigade in Idlib, became part of the Army of Conquest operations room in 2015, entering into a strategic relationship with al-Nusra Front. Jund al-Aqsa later left the Army of Conquest.