Kurdish Islamic Front
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| Kurdish Islamic Front | |
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| Participant in the Syrian civil war | |
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| 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 an armed Islamist insurgent group that fought during the Syrian Civil War.[4] It was opposed to Syrian Kurds who wanted an independent state.[7] Its spokesperson was Salaheddin al-Kurdi.[3] It merged into the Ahrar ash-Sham group in December 2014.[1]
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