The Muhajirin wa-Ansar Alliance ( ar, , Alliance of
Emigrants and
Helpers) is an alliance of
Salafi jihadist groups that have been active during the
Syrian Civil War.
[ The groups involved are: Jund al-Aqsa (former), ]Liwaa al-Umma
Liwaa al-Umma ( ar, لواء الامة ''Liwāʼ al-Ummah'', meaning "Liwa (Arabic), Banner of the Ummah, Nation") was a Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist group fighting against the Syrian government in the Syrian Civil War. The group was founded ...
, the Omar Brigade and the Haqq Brigade in Idlib.[ Two prominent members of the alliance, Jund al-Aqsa and Haqq Brigade in Idlib, became part of 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 ...
operations room in 2015, entering into a strategic relationship with 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 ...
. Jund al-Aqsa later left the Army of Conquest.
See also
* List of armed groups in the Syrian Civil War
References
{{Syrian Civil War
Anti-government factions of the Syrian civil war