People walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in maarat al numan, south of idlib, syria, the region where jabhat al nusra and other such groups are strongest. Jabhat al nusra is a sunni islamist jihadist militia with affiliations to al qaeda currently active in the armed opposition to the syrian government. Nusras leader, abu mohammad aljolani, quickly established a capable organization, which secured its own donors in the persian gulf, collected revenue from taxation and asset seizures in the territories under its control, became adept at conducting insurgent attacks, and attracted a growing number of fighters. Dec 02, 2012 inside jabhat al nusra the most extreme wing of syrias struggle one of the men behind a series of jihadist attacks inside syria tells ruth sherlock about their battle to overthrow president assad. Apr 10, 20 a profile of the shadowy al nusra front, an al qaeda linked jihadist group in syria which says it is behind many of the countrys bombings. Jabhatalnusramucahidnasheed scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1.
The middle east after the territorial demise of the islamic state in iraq and syria, we evaluated that on the backdrop of the russian involvement in syria, the negotiations for a solution to the syrian conflict, the threat of. The nusra front announced its split from alqaeda on july 28, with the group renaming itself jabhat fatah alsham. The history of the syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with alqaeda kindle edition. Led by a syrian known as abu mohammad aljulani, the group began to recruit fighters and establish cells throughout the country. Sami al aridi, jabhat al nusras former number two, cited the current mufti of hayat tahrir al sham, abdulrahim atoun, as clarifying in a letter he wrote to al qaeda that the disengagement was a. In july 2016, alnusra formally separated from alqaeda and rebranded as jabhat fateh alsham front for the conquest of the levant. Jabhat alnusra shares the same, minoritywithinaminority salafijihadist interpretation of islam as isis, despises any and all sectarian groups outside of syrias majority sunni community and has engaged in the same kind of atrocities that have made isiss abu bakr albaghdadi the most wanted international terrorist alive. Syrian wars alqaida affiliate calls for terror attacks in.
The history of the syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with al qaeda audible audio edition. This analysis was originally released by southfront on january 27, 2018. Amid these very public developments, jabhat al nusra was also in the midst of covertly welcom ing at least two dozen senior al qaida leaders from afghanistan, pakistan, iran, yemen, saudi arabia, and even europe. Alnusra front hayat tahrir alsham counter extremism project. According to analysts, this move is just another step in a longterm effort for alnusra to make itself seem different than the other groups it. Jun 14, 2015 no apologies for returning today to the strange case of the moderate jabhat alnusra rebels, the throatcutters and executioners who are playing the antiisis card to woo the us. Military implications of jabhat alnusras split with al. Robert fisk there is more than one truth to tell in the terrible story of aleppo. Leading ahrar alsham cleric abu jaber had long criticized alnusras affiliation to alqaeda as setting back the cause of the rebels, and had also been the focus of attempts to unify islamist rebel elements. Alnusrajfs cooperated with ahrar alsham for much of 201516. The united nations and the united states have designated jabhat al nusra as a terrorist organization. Jabhat alnusra latest news, breaking stories and comment the.
On 28 january 2017, following violent clashes with ahrar alsham and other rebel groups, jabhat fateh alsham merged with four other groups to become tahrir alsham. Front of the supporter s, known as jabhat fatah alsha m arabic. Charles lister, a senior fellow at the middle east institute and author of the syrian jihad, wrote in a paper. The nusra frontalso known as jabhat fateh alsham the levantine conquest frontis an internationally sanctioned terrorist group, the secondstrongest insurgent group in syria after isis, and a formerly open alqaeda affiliate that seeks to replace the assad regime with an islamic state.
Alnusra front hayat tahrir alsham counter extremism. People walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings in maarat alnuman, south of idlib, syria, the region where jabhat alnusra and other such groups are strongest. Dec 11, 2012 extremist groups like jabhat alnusra are a problem, an obstacle to finding the political solution that syrias going to need, the american ambassador to syria, robert ford, said last week. On 23 january 2017, the alnusra front attacked jabhat ahl alsham bases in atarib and other towns in western aleppo. Is alqaedas affiliate in syria no longer a sideshow. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Ely karmon in our june 14, 2016 paper,jabhat alnusra at crossroads, a backgrounder for the herzliya conference simulation. I like the words of the title formally affiliated with al qaeda, the book seems to describe this group as more of a rebranding instead of a complete break from al qaeda. Over the past weekend, the new syrian force was forced to withdraw from its headquarters in rebelheld northern aleppo province to afrin canton, controlled by the syrian kurdish peoples. The syrian jihad is a detailed chronology, 201115, of the uprising against assad and the ensuing civil war between assads forces, jabhat al nusra, the islamic state, ahrar al sham, and many many. For the past two years, alqaeda affiliate jabhat alnusra has, to all intents and purposes, adopted a surprisingly pragmatic strategy in syria, focused on maintaining at least tacitly cooperative.
Here are some reasons that the name change isnt going to work. The us blacklisted al nusra front in december 2012 and pressurized saudi arabia and turkey to ban it too. Jabhat alnusra latest news, breaking stories and comment. Syrian wars alqaida affiliate calls for terror attacks. Jul 28, 2016 jabhat alnusra, also known as alnusra front, emerged in syria in late 2011. On the surface, jabhat alnusra received approval from the core alqaeda leadership to break away from the aqenterprise and form their own separate franchise in syria. Jabhat al nusra rebranded to jabhat fatah al sham in july 2016. Al qaeda operates under the name tahrir al sham assembly hayat tahrir al sham as of january 2017 and is closely affiliated with ahrar al sham. The united nations and the united states have designated jabhat alnusra as a terrorist organization.
Later, in july 2014, isis took over control of raqqa city. Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on jabhat alnusra. Aug 01, 2016 the syriabased jihadist group al nusra front changed its name to jabhat fateh al sham front for the conquest of syriathe levant at the end of july 2016, reportedly cutting ties with al qaeda. May 15, 2017 the purpose behind the rebranding of al nusra front to jabhat fateh al sham and supposed severing of ties with al qaeda central was to legitimize itself and to make it easier for its patrons to send money and arms. Table of contents 1 3 5 8 22 38 42 50 51 acknowledgments the author playing it smart. Will jabhat alnusra eclipse the islamic state in syria.
The syriabased jihadist group alnusra front changed its name to jabhat fateh alsham front for the conquest of syriathe levant at the end of. Jul 28, 2016 the leader of jabhat al nusra, one of the most powerful jihadi groups in syria, has announced that the group is breaking its link with al qaida and changing its name, in an apparent attempt to be. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. Jabhat alnusra stresses the fight against assad, while isis tends to be more focused on establishing its own rule on conquered territory. Charles river editors, kenneth ray, charles river editors. Feb 22, 2016 al nusra front has been operating in syria since 2012 and was born out of the civil war. Front of the supporters, known as jabhat fatah alsham arabic. The history of the syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with alqaeda was a complex read. No apologies for returning today to the strange case of the moderate jabhat alnusra rebels, the throatcutters and executioners who are playing the antiisis card to woo the us. Fellow rebel commanders rely on them to push forward. A profile of the shadowy alnusra front, an alqaeda linked jihadist group in syria which says it is behind many of the countrys bombings. On 9 october, jund alaqsa rejoined alnusra front, thus rejoining the army of conquest, though on 23 january 2017 they were kicked out of alnusra and by extension the army of conquest. Jabhat fateh alsham did jabhat alnusra split from alqaeda. Alnusra front has been operating in syria since 2012 and was born out of the civil war.
On 23 january 2012, the group announced its formation as jabhat alnusra. While some may celebrate this fracture and point to it as an indicator of the beginning of the end for the alqaeda brand, one should proceed with caution and skeptical optimism. Late last month, jabhat alnusra aka, the alnusra front, alqaidas syrian arm, announced that it was severing ties with alqaida and renaming itself jabhat alfatah alsham the front for the conquest of syria in a video, the groups leader, abu mohamed aljolani, explained that the groups association with alqaida permitted the outside powers intervening in the syrian conflict. It first entered syria under the name jabhat al nusra, which al qaeda publicly recognized as its affiliate in november 20. Though jabhat alnusra is not on the same level as is, has its own history of human rights abuses. This paper focuses on the history and evolution of the.
Inside jabhat al nusra the most extreme wing of syrias struggle one of the men behind a series of jihadist attacks inside syria tells ruth sherlock about their battle to. On 23 january 2017, the al nusra front attacked jabhat ahl al sham bases in atarib and other towns in western aleppo. Alnusra front leader abu muhammad algolani declared a formal split from alqaeda after thanking our brothers, the commanders of alqaeda. Some members of jabhat alnusra decided to join isis while the rest refused to fight it. Free syrian army fighters, alongside the alqaidalinked militia jabhat al nusra. Jabhat alnusra is a sunni islamist jihadist militia with affiliations to alqaeda currently active in the armed opposition to the syrian government. Ely karmon in our june 14, 2016 paper, jabhat al nusra at crossroads, a backgrounder for the herzliya conference simulation. Listers book has all of the raw data necessary to understand the delicate framework of the onagain offagain alliances of the free syrian army, jabhat al nusra, ahrar al sham, and of course the islamic state. The syrian jihad is a detailed chronology, 201115, of the uprising against assad and the ensuing civil war between assads forces, jabhat alnusra, the islamic state, ahrar alsham, and many many. He led a more islamist and less nationalist faction within ahrar alsham, jaysh alahrar, which supported merger of.
The history of the syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with alqaeda audible audio edition. Designates syrian al nusra front as terrorist group. Lister is the author of the critically acclaimed book. Jabhat al nusra stresses the fight against assad, while isis tends to be more focused on establishing its own rule on conquered territory. Jabhat alnusra syrias jihadists pomegranate the economist. Syrian opposition groups stop pretending the new yorker. Everything you need to know about the nusra front and. Within days, they managed to capture most areas of eastern and western ghouta along with several districts close to the center of the capital damascus. The move is being seen as a shrewd attempt to hide their militant ideology and protect themselves from a growing international campaign against militant fighters in syria. Nusra has pursued a strategy of slowly building support for an islamic state, while isis is far more ruthless, carrying out sectarian attacks and imposing sharia law immediately.
Alnusra front simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jabhat alnusras growing popularity among hitherto moderate and openminded syrians is thanks to several factors. It has become a highly effective antiassad oposition force. Jabhat al nusra s formal name is, jabhat al nusra liahl al sham, or, the victorious support front for the people of sham or, syria and the group first emerged on the international scene in early 2012 as a localized syrian affiliate of al qaeda in iraq. Then isis, or daesh, an iraqiled group, split from nusra. Shaykh al joulani met with the two shaykhs, abu al khayr and his companion, in the presence of a number of the jabhat nusra shura council members, and at their head was the president of the followup committee shaykh abu faraj may allah have mercy on him, and the topic was discussed from all aspects. In july 2016, al nusra formally separated from al qaeda and rebranded as jabhat fateh al sham front for the conquest of the levant. Inside jabhat al nusra the most extreme wing of syrias. By juan cole informed comment the leftist beirut newspaper alsafir comments scathingly on the namechange of the syrian alqaeda affiliate, the nusra front led by abu muhammad aljulani, to the syria conquest front. Jabhat fateh alsham wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The slow and sporadic flow of weapons to western favored militias allowed jn to thrive early in the war. Extremist groups like jabhat alnusra are a problem, an obstacle to finding the political solution that syrias going to need, the american ambassador to syria, robert ford, said last week.
Shaykh aljoulani met with the two shaykhs, abu alkhayr and his companion, in the presence of a number of the jabhat nusra shura council members, and at their head was the president of the followup committee shaykh abu faraj may allah have mercy on him, and the topic was discussed from all aspects. Islamic state and the evolution of an insurgency pdf. Hayat tahrir alsham hts center for strategic and international. Jul 26, 2016 nusra is obviously menacing, but for syrias rebels its mostly something to be ducked and avoidedor appeased, if thats what it takes to keep on fighting the regime of bashar alassad. On july 15, 2012, jabhat alnusra participated in their first attack on the capital city of damascus along with the fsa and jaish alislam. The leader of jabhat alnusra, one of the most powerful jihadi groups in syria, has announced that the group is breaking its link with alqaida and changing its. A comprehensive history how jabhat nusra broke its ties. Jabhat al nusra, however, is primed to benefit from isiss defeat by moving into territories from which isis has been cleared. The history of the syrian rebel group formerly affiliated with al qaeda was a complex read. Nusra is obviously menacing, but for syrias rebels its mostly something to be ducked and avoidedor appeased, if thats what it takes to keep on fighting the regime of bashar alassad. On 9 october, jund al aqsa rejoined al nusra front, thus rejoining the army of conquest, though on 23 january 2017 they were kicked out of al nusra and by extension the army of conquest. In late july 2016, alnusra evolved once more by changing its name to jabhat fatah alsham and officially cutting ties with alqaeda. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Alawi sunni jabhat alnusra front islamic state in iraq and al sha.
Jabhat alnusra, also known as alnusra front, emerged in syria in late 2011. In april 20, abu bakr albaghdadi released an audio statement in which he announced that alnusra front had been established, financed and supported by the islamic state of iraq. The book investigates the history of the movement from the. Current efforts that focus on isis first and plan to address jabhat al nusra second if at all have a high probability of facilitating jabhat al nusras expansion. This backgrounder provides an overview of the history, leadership, and current. Sep 26, 20 there is a reason why jabhat al nusra only announced its presence almost a year into the uprising, in january, 2012, and why it felt that it could do so then without fear of being rejected by the. Aug 07, 2014 for the past two years, al qaeda affiliate jabhat al nusra has, to all intents and purposes, adopted a surprisingly pragmatic strategy in syria, focused on maintaining at least tacitly cooperative. Jabhat alnusra participated alongside ahrar alsham in the attack on raqqa city and managed to capture it on march 6, 20, 3 days after the attack began. Jabhat al nusra s growing popularity among hitherto moderate and openminded syrians is thanks to several factors. An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to the liberation army jeish altahrir as the victory army jeish alnasr. Raqqa a conservative but deeply civilised city, with a history stretching back to. Alnusra front or jabhat alnusra known as jabhat fatah alsham arabic. Jabhat fateh alsham did jabhat alnusra split from al.
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