Al-Nusra Front
Syrian islamist organization
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Summary
Al-Nusra Front is a terrorist organization[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of terrorist organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,840 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Syria[3]
- Founder: Ahmed al-Sharaa[4]
- Part of: Mujahideen Shura Council[5], Al-Qaeda[6], Army of Conquest[7], Hayat Tahrir al-Sham[8]
- Commons category: Jabhat al-Nusra[9]
- Chairperson: Ahmed al-Sharaa[10]
- Inception: January 23, 2012[11]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 28, 2017[12]
- Participated in conflict: Syrian Civil War[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Al-Nusra Front[14]
- Political ideology: Islamism[15], Salafi jihadism[16]
- Official name: جبهة النصرة لأهل الشام من مجاهدي الشام في ساحات الجهاد[17]
- Native label: جبهة النصرة[18], جبهة فتح الشام[19]
- Member count: 15,000[20], 5000[21]
- Operating area: Syria[22], Lebanon[23]
- Designated as terrorist by: United Nations[24], United States[25], United Kingdom[26], Australia[27], Russia[28]
- Enemy: Syrian Armed Forces[29]
- Merged into: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham[30]
Why It Matters
Al-Nusra Front has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]