Ahrar al-Sham

Flag of Ahrar al-Sham

Ahrar al-Sham is a Sunni Islamist jihadist group based in Syria with multiple sub groups to fight against the government of Syria and fight against Bashar al-Assad in the Syrian Civil War.[1] The group's goals is to form a Islamic state based on Sharia law.[2] The group was originally a part of the Syrian Islamic Front from 2013-2016 but later split due to the group becoming defunct.[3] The group has alleged ties to Jabhat Al-Nusra and Al-Qaeda.[4] The group pledged allegiance to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham on the 8th of November 2021 but decided to remain a seperate group from Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham to prevent Ahrar al-Sham being designated a terrorist group.[5]

Ideology

The group's ideology is based off of a mix of nationalism, Salafi jihadism, and secularism.[6] However some factions inside of Ahrar al-Sham are more secular or more Salafist depending on their views according to researcher Sam Heller.[6] The group has issued condolences to Mullah Omar, the founder of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan after his death.[7][8]

Nasheeds

We are Ahrar al-Sham (remix) released on the 21st of May 2023.[9]

Woe upon you released on the 10th of September 2014.[10][11]

God is great released on the 14th of October 2014.[12]

We are Ahrar al-Sham (Nahnu Ahrar ash-Sham) released on the 18th of January 2019.[13]

Call to Action released on the 26th of January 2020.[14][15]

Self sacrificers (Fedayeen) released on the 6th of June 2022.[16]

Tighten the Rows released on the 15th of June 2020.[17]

To the Russians who have come to my homeland released on the 26th of September 2020.[18]

Ahrar Elites released on the 27th of June 2022.[19]

References

  1. ↑ O'Bagy, Elizabeth (2012). Middle East Security Report: Jihad in Syria (PDF). Vol. 6. Washington, DC. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2012.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ↑ "Ahrar al-Sham". Mapping Militant Organizations. Stanford University. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Syrian Islamic Front: A New Extremist Force". Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Syrian Islamists reach out to the U.S., but serious issues remain". Brookings. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ↑ "Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Controls Jund Allah Jihadi Group Amid Reports That Ahrar Al-Sham Pledged Allegiance To HTS". MEMRI. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Ahrar al-Sham's Revisionist Jihadism". War on the Rocks. 2015-09-30. Archived from the original on 2023-09-17. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Jihadists in Syria honor Mullah Omar, praise Taliban's radical state | FDD's Long War Journal". www.longwarjournal.org. 2015-08-04. Archived from the original on 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  8. ↑ "Syrian Islamist group Ahrar al-Sham mourns Taliban leader". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  9. ↑ "نشيد عهد الأحرار _ أداء الجوقة الحربية لأحرار الشام". May 21, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Të mjerët ju! - Nasheed Ahrar al Sham". Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  11. ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (2014-09-10). "Ahrar al-Sham Nasheed: "Woe upon you"". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  12. ↑ Nasheed Allahu Akbar Ahrar Al Sham, retrieved 2024-01-13
  13. ↑ "tatalueat cloud". tatalueat.tatalueat.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  14. ↑ "tatalueat cloud". tatalueat.tatalueat.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  15. ↑ "tatalueat cloud". tatalueat.tatalueat.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  16. ↑ "Fedayeen Ahrar Al-Sham Nasheed". Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Tighten the Rows New Ahrar Al Sham Nasheed 2020".
  18. ↑ "Response to Russians who have entered by land | Ahrar al-Sham".
  19. ↑ أحرار الشام | نخبة الأحرار - AHRAR ELITES, archived from the original on 2024-01-14, retrieved 2024-01-14