Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar

Army of Emigrants and Supporters
Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
(Arabic: لواء المهاجرون والأنصار)
Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
(جيش المهاجرين والأنصار)
Army of Emigrants and Supporters; Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar; (Arabic: لواء المهاجرون والأنصار); Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar; (جيش المهاجرين والأنصار)
	Flag of Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar
Leaders	Abu Omar al-Shishani(summer 2012–winter 2013); Salahuddin Shishani (December 2013–June 2015); Abu Ibrahim al-Khurasani (June 2015–September 2015); Sheikh Mu'tasim Billah al-Madani (September 2015–January 2025); Mansur Dagestani † (? - May 2019);
Dates of operation	Summer 2012 – 2025
Group(s)	Green Battalion
Active regions	Northwestern Syria Aleppo Governorate; Latakia Governorate; Idlib Governorate; Hama Governorate;
Ideology	Salafi jihadism; Islamic fundamentalism
Size	≈750 fighters (September 2015)
Part of	Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (from 2017) Former: Al-Nusra Front (September 2015–2017); Caucasus Emirate; Jabhat Ansar al-Din (2014 –2015); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013);
Allies	Al-Nusra Front Suqour al-Ezz; ; Jabhat Ansar al-Din Harakat Sham al-Islam; ; Jund al-Aqsa; Caucasus Emirate; Ajnad al-Kavkaz; Turkistan Islamic Party; Ansar al-Islam; Former: Islamic Front (2013–2015); Syria Revolutionaries Front (2013–2014); Army of Mujahideen (2014–2017); 13th Division (2013–2016);
Opponents	Ba'athist Syria; Iran; Russia; United States
Battles and wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo (2012–2016); Siege of Menagh Air Base; 2013 Latakia offensive; 2014 Latakia offensive; 2016 Latakia offensive; Northwestern Syria campaign (October 2017–February 2018); Northwestern Syria offensive (April–August 2019); 2024 Syrian opposition offensives Battle of Aleppo (2024); ; ;

Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (LMA, Arabic: لواء المهاجرون والأنصار), Brigade of Emigrants and Supporters or literally Banner of the Emigrants and Supporters), also known as Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (JMA or JAMWA, Arabic: جيش المهاجرين والأنصار, Army of Emigrants and Supporters), formerly the Muhajireen Battalion (Arabic: كتيبة المهاجرين, Katibat al-Muhajireen), was a Salafi jihadist group consisting of both Arabic-speaking fighters and fighters from the North Caucasus that has been active in the Syrian Civil War against the Syrian government. The group was briefly affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in 2013, but after changes in leadership, it took an increasingly hostile stance against it. In September 2015, JMA pledged allegiance to the al-Nusra Front.

The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain, Canada, Malaysia and the United States. However, analyst Joanna Paraszczuk has argued that the charges of kidnapping and attacking civilians indicated by the US State Department were unproven; and that the sanctions will have no practical effect.

At the Syrian Revolution Victory Conference, which was held on 29 January 2025, most factions of the armed opposition, including the Liwa al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar, announced their dissolution and were incorporated into the newly formed Ministry of Defense.