Combat 786 is a British gang with some Islamic theme operating in Bradford and Oldham. It views itself as an organisation to protect Muslims from attacks by neo-Nazis and skinheads and its name is a response to that of Combat 18, the gang it sees as its main enemy. 786 is the numerical value of the Arabic phrase at the beginning of the Noble Qur'an, Bismillah al-Rahman al-Rahim, meaning "In the name of God, the most gracious, the most merciful".
| Founded | 1960–Present |
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| In | Herts, Beds & Bucks, East London, Bradford, Manchester Birmingham |
| Ethnicity | Asian Bengali, Pakistani, Arabs, Turkish |
| Membership | 2800+ |
| Criminal activities | Protection, Racketeering, conspiracy, loansharking, money laundering, murder, extortion, gambling, hijacking, cigarette smuggling, counterfeiting and fraud. |
| Allies | Arifs (gang), 14K Triad, Black Cobra (gang), Bandidos, 36 Boys, Ndrangheta, ((Neutral with Black gangs)) |
| Rival | Black Panthers, Nazis, Skinheads, Warriors, Sun Yee On and Shui Fong, Comancheros, Hells Angels, Sons of Silence and Original Rebels Gangsters |