Al-Nusra Front

Summary

Al-Nusra Front is a terrorist organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Al-Nusra Front is in the country of Syria^[3].
• Al-Nusra Front's instance of is recorded as terrorist organization^[4].
• Al-Nusra Front's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Al-Nusra Front.svg^[5].
• Al-Nusra Front's flag image is recorded as Flag of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.svg^[6].
• Al-Nusra Front's founder is recorded as Ahmed al-Sharaa^[7].
• Al-Nusra Front's logo image is recorded as Flag of Jabhat Fatah al-Sham.svg^[8].
• Al-Nusra Front's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 5208148269698605230004^[9].
• Al-Nusra Front's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2018010369^[10].
• Al-Nusra Front's part of is recorded as Mujahideen Shura Council^[11].
• Al-Nusra Front's part of is recorded as Al-Qaeda^[12].
• Al-Nusra Front's part of is recorded as Army of Conquest^[13].
• Al-Nusra Front's part of is recorded as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham^[14].
• Al-Nusra Front's Commons category is recorded as Jabhat al-Nusra^[15].
• Al-Nusra Front's chairperson is recorded as Ahmed al-Sharaa^[16].
• +2012-01-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Al-Nusra Front^[17].
• Al-Nusra Front was dissolved in +2017-01-28T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Al-Nusra Front's participated in conflict is recorded as Syrian Civil War^[19].
• Al-Nusra Front's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j44g62^[20].
• Al-Nusra Front's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Al-Nusra Front^[21].
• Al-Nusra Front's political ideology is recorded as Islamism^[22].
• Al-Nusra Front's political ideology is recorded as Salafi jihadism^[23].
• Al-Nusra Front's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/al-Nusrah-Front-to-Protect-the-Levant^[24].
• Al-Nusra Front's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام من مجاهدي الشام في ساحات الجهاد'}^[25].
• Al-Nusra Front's BBC Things ID is recorded as ae0d0f2a-90a1-4ebd-b210-5ee67ea43985^[26].
• Al-Nusra Front's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جبهة النصرة'}^[27].

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Founding

Al-Nusra Front's founder is recorded as Ahmed al-Sharaa^[7]. +2012-01-23T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[17].

Identity

Al-Nusra Front's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام من مجاهدي الشام في ساحات الجهاد'}^[25]. Part of include Mujahideen Shura Council^[11], an organization^[28], headquartered in Deir ez-Zor^[29]; Al-Qaeda^[12], a terrorist organization^[30], founded in 1988^[31]; Army of Conquest^[13], an organization^[32], in Syria^[33], founded in 2015^[34], headquartered in Idlib Governorate^[35]; and Hayat Tahrir al-Sham^[14], an armed organization^[36], in Syria^[37], founded in 2017^[38], headquartered in Idlib^[39].

Leadership

Al-Nusra Front's chairperson is recorded as Ahmed al-Sharaa^[16].

Dissolution

Al-Nusra Front was dissolved in +2017-01-28T00:00:00Z^[18].

Why It Matters

Al-Nusra Front ranks in the top 9% of terrorist_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,437 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]