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Syrian Islamic Front
| Syrian Islamic Front الجبهة الإسلامية السورية Al-Jabha Al-Islamiyya Al-Suriyya | |
|---|---|
 Logo of the Syrian Islamic Front | |
| Leaders | Hassan Aboud (Ahrar ash-Sham) |
| Dates of operation | December 2012 – November 2013 |
| Group(s) |
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| Active regions | Syria |
| Ideology | Salafi Islamism[1]
Syrian nationalism |
| Size | 25,000 (Dec. 2012, own claim)[2] – 13,000[3] (May 2013) |
| Allies |  Saudi Arabia  Turkey Qatar Kuwait Free Syrian Army[4][5] Syrian Islamic Liberation Front Al-Nusra Front (formerly)[6] |
| Opponents |  Syrian Arab Armed Forces National Defense Forces Hezbollah Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps People's Protection Units (YPG)[7] |
| Battles and wars | 2012–2013 escalation of the Syrian civil war |
The Syrian Islamic Front (Arabic: الجبهة الإسلامية السورية al-Jabhah al-Islāmiyya as-Sūriyyah; abbreviated SIF) was a Salafist alliance of various Islamist factions opposed to Bashar al-Assad that sought the transformation of Syria into an Islamic state under Sharia.[8]
Its largest group was the Salafist Ahrar al-Sham, which reportedly "led" and "dominated" the Front.[9] In November 2013, the Syrian Islamic Front was dissolved, as the organization was replaced by the Islamic Front.[10]
- ^ Aron Lund, Syria's Salafi Insurgents: the Rise of the Syrian Islamic Front Archived 31 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Institute for International Affairs, 19 March 2013
- ^ Aron Lund (17 June 2013). "Freedom fighters? Cannibals? The truth about Syria's rebels". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "The Structure and Organization of the Syrian Opposition | Center for American Progress". Americanprogress.org. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Sowell, Kirk (3 September 2013). "The fragmenting FSA". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ "Syrian Rebels Break With Group Over Qaeda Wing Alliance". NY Times. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- ^ "Insurgents Declare War on Syria's Kurds". SyriaReport. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
- ^ Aron Lund, Syria's Salafi Insurgents: the Rise of the Syrian Islamic Front Archived 31 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Swedish Institute for International Affairs, 19 March 2013
- ^ Sly, Liz (6 September 2013). "Syrian Islamists protest U.S. strikes; Americans exit embassy in Beirut". New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ^ "Syria crisis: Guide to armed and political opposition". BBC. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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