The Imam Bukhari Jamaat ( uz, Imom Buxoriy Katibasi, also Katibat Imam al Bukhari) is an Islamist Salafi group fighting in the Syrian Civil War and the War in Afghanistan, composed of primarily Uzbeks, and expressing loyalty to the Taliban movement. The group originally operated only in Syria, where it is allied with other jihadist organisations such as

al-Nusra Front Al-Nusra Front or Jabhat al-Nusra ( ar, جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام, Jabhat an-Nuṣrah li-Ahl ish-Sham lit. ''Front of the Supporters of the People of Syria/the Levant''), known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham ( ar, جبهة فتح ال ...

and Ahrar ash-Sham, and alongside these other groups it makes up the

Army of Conquest The Army of Conquest ( ar, جيش الفتح) or Jaish al-Fatah, abbreviated JaF, was a joint command center of Sunni Islamist Syrian rebel factions participating in the Syrian Civil War. The alliance was formed in March 2015 under the supe ...

, which overran much of Idlib province in north Syria in 2015. Since late 2016, the group has also began to fight against

Afghan National Security Forces The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), also known as the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), were the military and internal security forces of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Structure The Afghan National Security Forc ...

, and has claimed to have set up training camps in northern Afghanistan. The group is named after Imam Bukhari, a 9th-century Islamic scholar who was from

Bukhara Bukhara (Uzbek language, Uzbek: /, ; tg, Бухоро, ) is the List of cities in Uzbekistan, seventh-largest city in Uzbekistan, with a population of 280,187 , and the capital of Bukhara Region. People have inhabited the region around Bukhara ...

in modern-day Uzbekistan.

Leadership

The group was led by an individual known as Sheikh Salahuddin, before his assassination in

Idlib Governorate Idlib Governorate ( ar, مُحافظة ادلب / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Idlib'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay province to the north, Aleppo Governorate to the east, Hama ...

Organization

The Syrian and Afghan branches of KIB have sworn allegiance to Mullah Akhundzada of the Taliban.

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*http://buhoriy.com {{Syrian Civil War Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war Jihadist groups in Syria Organizations designated as terrorist by Iraq Organizations designated as terrorist by Kyrgyzstan Salafi Islamist groups Organizations based in Asia designated as terrorist

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