Imam Bukhari Jamaat
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Leaders | Sheikh Salahuddin[1] |
Part of | ![]() ![]() Army of Conquest[2] al-Qaeda (until 2016) |
Opponents | Syrian Armed Forces Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Syrian Democratic Forces[3] |
Battles and wars | Syrian Civil War |
The Imam Bukhari Jamaat is an Islamist Salafi group fighting in the Syrian Civil War, composed of primarily Uzbeks, and expressing loyalty to the Afghanistan's Taliban movement.[1] The group is allied with other jihadi organisations in Syria such as al-Nusra Front and Ahrar ash-Sham, and alongside the aforementioned and others it makes up the Army of Conquest, which overran much of Idlib province in north Syria in 2015.[2]
The group is named after Imam Bukhari, a 9th-century Islamic scholar who was from Bukhara in modern-day Uzbekistan.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Main Uzbek Militant Faction In Syria Swears Loyalty To Taliban". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ a b c "Taliban-Aligned Uzbek Suicide Bomber Attacks Shi'ite Village In Syria". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNUQ43YTUGU
- ^ "Over 150 killed in Aleppo fighting". Long War Journal. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Jihadists celebrate in key Idlib city after defeating Syrian regime". Long War Journal. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Uzbek jihadist group releases footage from Syrian training camp". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 16 November 2015.