Kurdish Islamic Front

Kurdish Islamic Front
Participant in the Syrian civil war
Active ?-8 December 2014[1]
Ideology Salafism[2]
Leaders Abu Abdullah al-Kurdi[3]
Strength Less than 1,000[4]
Part of Islamic Front[4]
Became Ahrar ash-Sham[1]
Allies Ahrar ash-Sham
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (formerly)[2]
Ahfad al-Rasul Brigade
Al-Nusra Front[5]
Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union
Army of Mujahedeen
Alwiya al-Furqan
Sham Legion
[6]
Opponents Syrian Armed Forces
People's Protection Units[2]
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[6]
Battles and wars Syrian Civil War

The Kurdish Islamic Front was a group that was active during the Syrian Civil War.[4] It opposed Syrian Kurds who seek to have their own state.[7] Its spokesperson was Salaheddin al-Kurdi.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Islamist Mergers in Syria: Ahrar al-Sham Swallows Suqour al-Sham". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sinjab, Lina (17 October 2013). "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "The Politics of the Islamic Front, Part 5: The Kurds". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "A Power Move by Syria's Rebel Forces". Institute for the Study of War. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  5. "Syrian Kurds’ struggle for autonomy threatens rebel effort to oust Assad". New York Times. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Freedom, Human Rights, Rule of Law: The Goals and Guiding Principles of the Islamic Front and Its Allies". Democratic Revolution, Syrian Style. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  7. "A tapestry of war". Al-Ahram Weekly. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.