Jihad Coordination

Jihad Coordination
Arabic: تنسيق الجهاد
Tansiqiyat al-Jihad
LeadersAbu al-Abd Ashidaa[1]
Dates of operationMarch 2020[2]–June 2023[3]
HeadquartersWestern Aleppo[1]
Active regions
IdeologySalafi jihadism
Part ofSo Be Steadfast Operations Room[6]
Opponents Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Iran
Hezbollah
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham[5]
Battles and warsSyrian civil war

Jihad Coordination[5] (Arabic: تنسيق الجهاد, romanizedTansiqiyat al-Jihad)[6] (also commonly translated as al-Jihad Coordination)[4] is a Salafist jihadist militant group in Idlib Governorate, Syria during the Syrian civil war. The group has been led by Abu al-Abd Ashidaa since it formed.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Aaron Y. Zelin (9 September 2020). "Living Long Enough to See Yourself Become the Villain: The Case of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi". The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Striving for Hegemony: The HTS Crackdown on al-Qaida and Friends in Northwest Syria". Jihadica. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. ^ Bruno Pedrosa. "(Photo) Turkish Authorities Detain Abu al-Abd Ashidaa, Former Senior Hayy'at Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS) Leader, While on a Pilgrimage Turkey, 17 June 2023". Terrorism Research and Analysis Consortium. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Sirwan Kajjo (15 June 2020). "Jihadists in Syria's Idlib Form New 'Operations Room'". Voice of America. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Harun al-Aswad (27 June 2020). "Civil war within civil war: HTS battles rival militants, defectors in Syria's Idlib". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b Will Christou; Walid Al Nofal (25 June 2020). "Infighting between extremist opposition groups reveals tension with HTS rule in Idlib". Syria Direct. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
  7. ^ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi (15 April 2020). "Interview with Abu al-Abd Ashidaa". Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi blog. Retrieved 25 December 2024.