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| Ansar al-Aqida | |
|---|---|
| حركة أنصار العقيدة | |
| Founder | Abu Mohammed al-Halabi |
| Leaders | Abu Mohammed al-Halabi Abu Layeyth † |
| Foundation | 2013 |
| Dates of operation | 2013-2016 (3 years) |
| Dissolved | 2016 |
| Country |  Syria |
| Allegiance | Free Syrian Army |
| Group(s) | Abu Layeyth's militia |
| Headquarters | Aleppo |
| Active regions | Aleppo Governorate Idlib Governorate Latakia Governorate |
| Ideology | Jihadism[1] |
| Size | 1500 |
| Allies | Abu Layeyth's militia Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement Sham Legion Mujahideen Army |
| Opponents |  Ba'athist Syria |
| Battles and wars | |
| Flag |  |
| Website | Official YouTube Channel |
Ansar al-Aqida (Arabic: حركة أنصار العقيدة, romanized: harakat 'ansar aleaqida)[a] was a militant organization in Aleppo and Latakia
History
editIt was founded in 2013 by Abu Mohammed al-Halabi, a militant member of Jabhat al-Nusra, who fought in Aleppo, Idlib and Latakia. Tunnels were built to infiltrate Latakia led by Abu Asaad along with the Syrian Arab Armed Forces. Explosives were launched towards Ba'athist Syria territories. Abu Layeyth, a leader of a faction close to Ansar al-Aqida, detonated a suicide bomb to aid in the 2013 Latakia offensive.[2][3]
The group enforced laws and operated prisons, where the penalty for insulting Muhammad was to be called an "infidel". Failure to repent resulted in loss of all possessions. After a third infraction, the infidel was beheaded.[2]
The group detonated a bomb in Aleppo together with Nour al-Din al-Zenki Movement, Sham Legion and Mujahideen Army.[4]
Ansar al-Aqida had 1,500 fighters in Idlib, Aleppo and Latakia[5]
Notes
edit- ^ Also called Ansar al-Aqeeda and Ansar al-Aqidah.
References
edit- ^ "Mois : février 2016". Un oeil sur la Syrie (in French). 23 February 2016.
- ^ a b Farouk Atig, Yacine Benrabia (24 December 2023). "Syria: Jihadist Squads". YouTube. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Incertitude autour du sort d'Abu Layth, djihadiste annoncé mort dans "Un Œil sur la planète"". TF1 INFO (in French). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "حركة أنصار العقيدة – حلب". Syrianmemory.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "سوريا: الحياة في قلب دوامة الموت". euronews (in Arabic). 1 September 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2025.