Ansar al-Sham

Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham
Supporters of the Levant Brigades
Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham; Supporters of the Levant Brigades
Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام
	; Ansar al-Sham Logo; ; Flag of Ansar al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Omar al-Jamil; (overall leader); Abu Musa al Shishani; (military commander)
Dates of operation	September 2012 – present
Group(s)	al-Zahir Baybars Battalion
Headquarters	Jabal al-Akrad, Latakia Governorate
Active regions	Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Salafism;
Size	2,500 (March 2014)
Part of	Syrian Islamic Front (December 2012 – November 2013); Islamic Front (November 2013-March 2015); Jaysh al-Islam (December 2016–January 2017, branch part of Ahrar al-Sham since January 2017); Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; (February 2017–August 2018)
Allies	Free Syrian Army; Junud al-Sham; Jund al-Aqsa; Sham Legion; Ajnad al-Kavkaz; Ajnad ash-Sham; Jaysh al-Sunna; Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham; Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria; al-Nusra Front; Suqour al-Ezz; Katibat al-Muhajireen
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria; Russia; Iran; Hezbollah; Syrian Resistance; Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rojava conflict; 2013 Latakia offensive; 2014 Latakia offensive; Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War; 2015 Idlib offensive Battle of Idlib (2015); ; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015); Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015); 2015–16 Latakia offensive; 2016 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019);

Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham (Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام, Supporters of the Levant Brigades) is an armed Sunni Islamist rebel group active in the Syrian Civil War, mainly fighting against Syrian government forces.

Kata'ib Ansar al-Sham Supporters of the Levant Brigades
Arabic: كتائب أنصار الشام
Ansar al-Sham Logo Flag of Ansar al-Sham
Leaders	Abu Omar al-Jamil (overall leader) Abu Musa al Shishani (military commander)
Dates of operation	September 2012 – present
Group(s)	al-Zahir Baybars Battalion
Headquarters	Jabal al-Akrad, Latakia Governorate
Active regions	Latakia Governorate Idlib Governorate
Ideology	Sunni Islamism Salafism
Size	2,500 (March 2014)
Part of	Syrian Islamic Front (December 2012 – November 2013) Islamic Front (November 2013-March 2015) Jaysh al-Islam (December 2016–January 2017, branch part of Ahrar al-Sham since January 2017) Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (February 2017–August 2018)
Allies	Free Syrian Army Junud al-Sham Jund al-Aqsa Sham Legion Ajnad al-Kavkaz Ajnad ash-Sham Jaysh al-Sunna Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham Turkistan Islamic Party in Syria al-Nusra Front Suqour al-Ezz Katibat al-Muhajireen
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria Russia Iran Hezbollah Syrian Resistance Syrian Social Nationalist Party
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Rojava conflict 2013 Latakia offensive 2014 Latakia offensive Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War 2015 Idlib offensive Battle of Idlib (2015) Northwestern Syria offensive (April–June 2015) Al-Ghab offensive (July–August 2015) 2015–16 Latakia offensive 2016 Latakia offensive Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019)