JAYSH AL FATAHJaysh Al Fatah is one of the most powerful alliances in Syria. We all know that theres ISIS/Daesh, however, very little focus is given to some of these other takfiri groups. Jaysh Al Fatah formed on the 24th March 2015, is a combination of some of these vicious Takfiri groups. Takfirism is given to radical militants who like to call large bodies of other muslims as kaffirs, apostates, both outside their 'sect' and in their 'sect'. They are viciously militant, radicals in ideology, using sectarianism to brainwash even some moderate's into committing acts and crimes against humanity.
Let us examine Jaysh Al Fatah, an alliance of several of the most powerful non-daesh takfiri groups:The alliance in question is mainly in the Idlib provence. The important thing to note is, many of these terrorist groups operate outside of the Idlib provence, but the fighters from this group in Idlib have decided to unite and fight together.
Founding groups of Jaysh Al Fatah:"At its founding, Jaish al-Fatah contained seven members, three of them —
al-Nusra, Ahrar ash-Sham, and Jund al-Aqsa are directly connected to Al-Qaeda or have a similar ideology.With Ahrar ash-Sham being the largest group,
[11] al-Nusra and Ahrar ash-Sham together were reported to represent 90 percent of the troops.
[12] Another prominent Islamist faction in the operations room was
the Muslim Brotherhood of Syria-linked Sham Legion (Faylaq Al-Sham).
Jaish al-Fatah collaborated with more moderate Free Syrian Army factions such as
Knights of Justice Brigade.
[13]The coalition's initial success has been attributed to its
strong coherence, with the
name of individual factions being forbidden when the group conducts joint operations"
Let's have a breakdown of some of these groups, working closely together in Idlib:Jabhat Al Nusra is the OFFICIAL Alqaeda affiliate in Syria.
Ahrar Asham once worked closely with ISIS, was founded by members of
Alqaeda, and routinely cooperates with Al Nusra, and is viciously sectarian.
Jund Al Aqsa:[Former member, left Originally founded as a subunit within alqaeda affiliate, jabhat al nusra.
On the 23 October 2015, Jund al-Aqsa left the Army of Conquest because of its opposition to the other groups considering the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant an enemy.[17] On 17 February 2016, over 400 fighters and senior leaders of Jund al-Aqsa defected to al-Nusra Front.
Liwa Al Haq - Founding members largely islamist. Even if it has moderate elements, the fact it is working with the likes of Jabhat Al Nusra, and Ahrar Asham speaks volumes.
Jaysh Al Sunnah - Homs based group, links to FSA, works closely with alqaeda -member founded group, Ahrar Asham
Anjad Al Sham - Independent Idlib and Hama based rebel group, works closely with alqaeda affiliates al nusra and ahrar as part of the army of conquest - 'Jaysh Al Fatah'. Killed an unarmed syrian soldier, beheaded him, and posted it on facebook as well, using terms like 'nusayri'.
Imam Bukhari Jama't: Islamist Salafi groups, comprised mostly of Uzbeks, expressing loyalty to the Taliban. Group closely allied to official alqaeda affiliate al nusra, and alqaeda member-founded group ahrar asham.
Turkistan Islamic Party: formerly known as the
East Turkestan Islamic Movement(
ETIM), and other names,
[a] is an Islamic terrorist and separatist organization founded by
Uyghur militants in western China.