Ansar al-Khilafah
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Ansar al-Khilafah was an armed rebel group participating in the Syrian Civil War against the Syrian government and its allies. The group was founded in the Aleppo Governorate by five local Al-Nusra units and upon its foundation declared allegiance to Hizb ut-Tahrir.
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Ansar al-Khilafah | |
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Dates of operation | December 2012-Unknown |
Split from | Jabhat al-Nusra |
Ideology | Pan-Islamism |
Part of | Hizb ut-Tahrir[1][2] 19th Division (2013, in Aleppo) Ansar al-Sharia |
Allies | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Jabhat al-Nusra[3] Ahrar al-Sham Free Syrian Army |
Opponents | Syria People's Protection Units Sootoro Hezbollah Ba'ath Brigades Liwa al-Quds |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
Preceded by Ansar Al Sharia Brigade Abdullah Ibn El-Zubeir Brigade The Men of Allah Brigade The Martyr Mustafa Abdul-Razzaq's Brigade Swords of The Most Compassionate Brigade[5] |
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